Suppose you are a project manager or group leader; you may often be looking for ways to increase engagement. A good way to engage is to set up polls in Microsoft Teams. Polls are great if you want to get a discussion active or get feedback on various aspects of your team or team-based activities. However, once the poll session is complete, how can you view the results of those polls. This blog will cover the different ways you can view poll results in Microsoft Teams.
How to view poll results in Microsoft Teams:
- Method 1: View Microsoft Teams poll results in the Teams chat
- Method 2: View Microsoft Teams poll results in Microsoft Excel
We’ve also created a YouTube video that walks you through creating a poll and viewing its results. You can watch it here:
These are the two different ways you can view poll results in Microsoft Teams; if you have concluded a poll and want to view results or view results of an ongoing poll, you can view the results within the program or externally. To view poll results in the chat, you can simply navigate over to your Teams chat and select the poll tab; here, you will view the results of the polls you have set. If you need results to log a report or external from Microsoft Teams, you can achieve this by exporting those results into Microsoft Excel. Read through as I give a step-by-step breakdown of each method on how to view poll results in Microsoft Teams.
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How to view poll results in Microsoft Teams in the Teams chat
Here is a guide on viewing the poll results in your Microsoft Teams chat. If you have set a poll in a chat for users within Microsoft Teams, you can get results by simply going into the chat and collecting the results. The steps illustrated are post-poll creation; if you have a poll set up, you can proceed with the steps illustrated here.
- Firstly,
open Microsoft Teams. - From there, click on “Chat.”
- Now click on the chat that has the poll.
- Locate the poll and click on “View Results.”
- Finally, view the results of the poll.
Once the step above has been completed, you will have successfully gotten the results from the poll. You can get the poll answers when complete or view the results partially to understand where the result is currently standing. From this point onwards, either you can record the results from the poll you have set, or you can proceed to let it run until all the results are in. Users will be able to change their choice if needed; this will be reflected on the results page.
How to view poll results in Microsoft Teams in the Teams chat (step-by-step)
Here is an in-depth guide on viewing Microsoft Teams poll results in the Teams chat. The guide here includes the visual context in the form of screenshots to better understand how to view Microsoft Teams poll results in the Teams chat. The guide also includes an in-depth analysis of some of the more complex steps; if you find that the steps are not working for you, the in-depth analysis will give you more context on the steps and allow you to view Microsoft Teams poll results in the Teams chat. If you need more assistance with the steps provided above, you can use the guide here to help.
- Firstly, open Microsoft Teams.
- From there, click on “Chat.”
- Now click on the chat that has the poll.
- Locate the poll and click on “View Results.”
- Finally, view the results of the poll.
You will have managed to obtain the poll results once the process above has been completed. From this point onwards, either you can wait until the poll is finished to see the results, or you can view the results while they are still being processed, so you know where they stand. You may either record the results of the poll you’ve created at this time or let it continue until all of the results are in. The in-depth guide illustrated above will give more context to help you better understand the process outlined above. Once you have gone through the in-depth guide, you will get more information on how to view Microsoft Teams poll results in the Teams chat.
How to view poll results in Microsoft Teams in Excel
You can also export the results to view them; by exporting the results, you can create a report or log the results much more effectively. For instance, with Microsoft Excel, you can use a CSV to make a customized graph that includes the poll results. You can view results as an exported file in Microsoft Excel in the program. After viewing the results, there is a native option where you can export those results onto an external platform like your desktop. Have a read-through and see if you can view Microsoft Teams poll results in Microsoft Excel.
- To begin, launch Microsoft Teams.
- Click “Chat” from there.
- Now go to the polling conversation and click on it.
- Find the poll and select “View Results.”
- Now click on the dropdown next to “Back to questions.”
- After that, click on “Export results.”
- A copy of the poll will be downloaded; simply open and view it.
Once the steps above have been completed, you will have successfully exported the poll results to Microsoft Excel. The guide here also includes screenshots to better understand how you can view Microsoft Teams poll results in Microsoft Excel. Poll results will be available in a table format where you can either grab information as needed or simply create a graph from the information provided. You may either want to apply the results to a CSV data log on a website or a feedback section on a report which is a possibility if you have data exported in a platform like Excel.
Conclusion
That is it for the blog! We hope you better understand how to view poll results in Microsoft Teams. If you created a poll, it is important you can effectivity retrieve the results upon request. The guide here achieves exactly this by providing you with results most effectively. However, if there are any areas you are struggling to understand in the blog, simply drop a comment below, and we will address those issues as quickly as possible.