Polls are a great way to increase engagement and keep an otherwise boring conversation quite active and full of excitement. They can be used to start a discussion, get people’s opinions on certain topics, or a quiz allowing users to select an answer than at the end allowing you to view and extract the results. In this blog I will show you how to set up and view the results of polls.
Three ways to view the results of a poll in Microsoft Teams:
Depending on the type of poll you have set up, and where you’ve set it up, the process differs for viewing the results. Select a link above to jump to the correct process for viewing results.
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How to view the results of a poll in Microsoft Teams through the chat
Below is the step-by-step guide to help to find the answer on how to view a set of results on a poll set in Teams Follow through and learn more about polls in Microsoft Teams.
- Firstly open “Teams”(Process same for both desktop and browser version).
- After that click on “Chat”.
- Choose a chat meeting.
- From there click on the poll tab.
- Finally, in your chosen poll click on “View Results”.
Once you have followed the steps above you will be able to view the results of your poll in Teams.
How to view the results of a poll in Microsoft Teams through the calendar
The following is a step-by-step guide to assist you to figure out how to view a set of poll results in Teams. Continue reading to find out more about polls in Microsoft Teams.
- Firstly open “Teams”(Process same for both desktop and browser version).
- In the menu click on “Calendar”.
- Now click on the scheduled meeting.
- Click on “chat with participants”.
- Find the poll your with to see the results off.
- Now click on “View Results”.
That’s it, you have now successfully viewed the results from a Teams poll, you can either record the results from there or export them to a spreadsheet for a better-referenced approach on who has voted and what they chose, this is more applicable to a quiz.
If the information is hard to follow, use our in-depth guide below for assistance, we provide a more detailed approach with the inclusion of screenshots.
Step by step breakdown with screenshots
- Firstly open “Teams”(Process same for both desktop and browser version).
- In the menu click on “Calendar”.
- Now click on the scheduled meeting.
- Click on “chat with participants”.
- Find the poll your with to see the results off.
- Now click on “View Results”.
That’s it, you’ve successfully viewed the results of a Teams poll. You can either record the results from there or export them to a spreadsheet for a more detailed look at who voted and what they chose, which is more useful for a quiz.
How to export the results of a Microsoft Teams poll into Excel
- Firstly, click on “Chat”.
- Choose the chat associated with the meeting and poll.
- At the top, click on “Polls”.
- After that, find the poll you wish to export the results to.
- From there, click the dropdown next to “View results”.
- Then click on “Export results”.
- An “Excel” file will be downloaded.
- Open and view the results with more details.
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The results exported will offer a greater depth of details such as including the names of participants who responded as well as their information. This makes it better to keep a record of the poll results and will allow you to keep a detailed analysis for either examination purposes for an institution or a report if you are extracting people’s opinions.
The process above while quite effective at solving the problem, may not help as much as a detailed guide with visual imagery, so I have created an in-depth guide with screenshots to help you get a better understanding of what points need to be addressed when you follow the guide above.
Step by step guide with screenshots – How to export poll results from Teams chat
- Firstly, click on “Chat”.
- Choose the chat associated with the meeting and poll.
- At the top, click on “Polls”.
- After that, find the poll you wish to export the results to.
- Then click on “Open in Excel”.
- An “Excel” file will be downloaded.
- Open and view the results with more details.
Thats it the poll results of responses will be available for you to see, from here you can record any bits of information that you may find necessary to create a detailed output.
Who sees the results of a poll in Microsoft Teams?
Users will see this in the Teams Chat, the question or questions followed by the options each with its own selection box. When you submit a result it sets tallied up ready to be viewed by the chat organizer.
Chat organizers will see this page where the options are there so they can participate, however, there is a view results tab that allows them to see what users have voted for what. Unfortunately as seen below it is quite limited to just which options had the highest percentage, for a more refined approach you will need to export the results.
The normal view results tab only shows me the total number of responses and a percentage of how many users have voted per option. To get a more refined approach follow the steps below where I will show you how to export the results for detailed visualization.
Options for the Microsoft Teams poll
There are a few possibilities for generating a poll in Teams;
- After voting, the results are automatically shared.
- Answers should be kept private.
- Allow others to participate in the writing process.
- Add as many answers as you want.
- Make a poll with many choices.
- Make a yes-or-no poll.
You can have 6 options for a multiple-choice question in Teams, but only 5 options in Blackboard Collaborate. Microsoft will keep updating its polling feature, so this could change in the near future.
Recommendations
Because of their restricted characteristics, neither of these polls should be used for graded quizzes, but they are excellent for determining whether students have grasped a concept or require further explanation. Students can anonymously submit feedback to teachers through polls. It is recommended that you build a quiz through Blackboard if you want to conduct a quiz for grades.
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