Create Polls for Future Teams Meetings (MacOS only)

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Microsoft Teams meeting hosts can create and save polls for upcoming meetings.

Steps

  • Create the Teams meeting in Google Calendar. Launch the meeting in the Teams app. (You will be the only participant.)

  • Click on the Chat icon above your video. Type something brief in the chat. (I used creating polls, but since no one will see what you type you could even enter a few random characters.)

  • Open the main Teams Chat Window. You will see your current meeting in the “Recent” area. 

    • image of a current meeting in the recent area

  • Click to select that meeting. In the right panel, click on the + icon to add the Polls app.

    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A Microsoft Teams meeting chat interface for a SUNY Geneseo user. The chat history shows the meeting starting at 9:08 AM and includes a sent message bubble that reads "creating polls". 

    • ​​​​​​​An "Add a new app" pop-up window in Microsoft Teams, featuring a search bar, quick-access icons for apps like Polls and Polly, and a list of popular organizational apps including Decisions, Forms, and Jira Cloud.

  • Once you add the app, the full-featured Poll window will appear. In this area, you can + New Poll and save them for future use.

    • The "Polls" tab interface in a Microsoft Teams meeting. The main panel features a "Let's get interactive!" graphic with a "New poll" button, while a right-side "Suggestions" sidebar displays sample multiple-choice and ranking polls.

  • Exit the meeting when your polls are saved.

  • All polls must be launched from the Teams' Chat window. They cannot be launched from your video window.

 

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