Table of Contents
- Open Microsoft Teams.
- Click on Apps icon on the left panel.
![Apps icon is a square with plus sign in the center of it.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3335b7f0-9190-4b88-84d1-af1e9d0fa288.png&beidInt=2)
- Type and search for "Polls" in the Search text box.
- Find and click Polls (Microsoft Corp.) in your results > Add.
![Search text box with "Polls" and Add button on Polls app.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=218409b1-255b-4333-9036-02f2349c1808.png&beidInt=2)
Add Polls to a Teams channel, team, chat or meeting to make it available to the entire team. When added, the app will post a message within your selection. After downloading Polls, select the Drop-down (next to Open) > Add to a team.
- Here you can also add to a chat or meeting.
![Polls drop-down menu with option to add app on team, chat or meeting.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=c2c7fbc5-fbf1-4264-80d1-5c96c2c5a920.png&beidInt=2)
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- Type the name of the team or channel in the Search text box.
- The search box will populate any of your existing teams, channels, recent chats and meetings.
- For chat: Search for the user's name.
- For meeting: Search for meeting name/title.
- Select your team/channel > Set up Bot.
- You'll be able to click on "Set up Bot" after a selection is made.
![Search text box for team or channel.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=0278c935-cb70-492d-8c20-f93b60ffcd06.png&beidInt=2)
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- After downloading Polls, select the Drop-down (next to Open) > Add to a team.
- Here you can also add to a chat or meeting.
![Polls drop-down menu with option to add app on team, chat or meeting.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=c2c7fbc5-fbf1-4264-80d1-5c96c2c5a920.png&beidInt=2)
- Type the name of the team or channel in the Search text box.
- The search box will populate any of your existing teams, channels, recent chats and meetings.
- For chat: Search for the user's name.
- For meeting: Search for meeting name/title.
- Select your team/channel > Set up Bot.
- You'll be able to click on "Set up Bot" after a selection is made.
![Search text box for team or channel.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=0278c935-cb70-492d-8c20-f93b60ffcd06.png&beidInt=2)
- Open the Teams chat/conversation of your choice.
- Click on the (...) More options icon > Polls.
- Search for "Polls" in the search text box if the app does not auto populate.
![More options icon next in chat contains Polls app with other app options to search from.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=4eb00f93-54af-4437-a8a2-bb24db6651ff.png&beidInt=2)
- Set your poll question, response options and settings:
- Select Add option for more possible answers.
- Toggle Multiple selections to Opt In/ Out on multiple responses.
- Check Record names of respondents (only visible to creator) for the creator to see names with responses.
- Check Share aggregated results with respondents to share selections with others.
- Select Preview > Send.
![Polls questions formatting window](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=0e5f3f86-9de8-42da-97ad-946ebb0cb139.png&beidInt=2)
Note: Polls created before a meeting will be saved as a Draft.
- Open the Teams meeting calendar invite of your choice.
- Select the Apps icon located on the top panel.
![Apps icon located next to Attendance tab on top panel.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cb55f0db-f255-4064-a30d-458979c3eecc.png&beidInt=2)
- Click on Polls, or search for "Polls" in the search text box.
![Polls app populated in Apps window, with search box available.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=4c81d0b7-3dcc-4a84-b17d-50a67726035c.png&beidInt=2)
- Polls will then be added as a tab with the rest of your meeting options.
- Poll suggestions will be populate on the right side of the window.
- Select a suggestion or New poll to create your question.
- Click on Save as Draft after you have set your poll question/responses.
- A drop-down with Launch, Edit poll and Delete poll will show at the bottom of your poll question.
- These options will change as you "Launch" your poll question- You'll be able to submit your response, close poll and view results here.
![Polls tab located on top panel next to Details, scheduling Assistant and Recap.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=9609fad7-c9ef-4bda-9579-0389a2b0ad9d.png&beidInt=2)
- Click on Apps > Search for or click on Polls.
![Apps icon located on top panel. Search and add for Polls here.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=5b2c4fdc-9ecf-427b-9ff8-01bb80d06438.png&beidInt=2)
- Polls will populate on the right side of the window with poll suggestions and New poll option.
- Polls will also be an option on the top panel.
![New poll and suggestion polls populated during meeting.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cc625171-47b1-4343-a3ab-2282ebcdaa8c.png&beidInt=2)
![Top panel during meeting with Polls option located next to Chat, Raise, React, etc. icons.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=5d9f33f3-be6d-4228-bfb1-7c4c11a2aae7.png&beidInt=2)