If you would like to insert polls to your Microsoft Teams meeting, integrating Microsoft Forms to your Microsoft Teams meeting allows you to create an instant, real time poll in seconds. Whether you are running a large-scale training session, leading your monthly all hands, or teaching in a remote classroom , Polls in Teams meetings enables meeting presenters to get real time feedback and turn attendees into active participants.

This is also the beauty of M365 and Microsoft Teams – as you can integrate different Microsoft or even 3rd party applications to enhance your modern workplace.

Create and Launch Polls Before the Meeting

1. Launch your Microsoft Teams application and then Go to [Calendar] to find he meeting you would like to insert the poll. Click on the meeting and then select [Edit].

2. On the meeting details page, add Microsoft Forms as a new tab. Click on [+] button on top and look for the [Forms] button. If you are unable to find [Forms], insert [Forms] into the search bar ->  select [Add] -> [Save]

3. Then you will see a new tab named [Polls] on the top. On this window, click [Create new poll].

4. This opens up a dialog where we can start inserting questions for your poll. Insert your questions here as well as your options.

– Click on [Add Option] to add new options. You can type in up to 6 options.

– To remove an option, click on the button that looks like a trash can next to your options.

– Click on the [Multiple Answers] toggle to decide whether you would like to enable multiple answers to your poll or not.

Permission Settings:

1. Immediately share results after voting for transparency

2. Keep your responses anonymous

3. Allow other attendees to co-author your poll

4. Click [Save] to save your poll and proceed.

5. On the [All Polls] page, you will be able to see all the polls you have created.

6. To add a new poll, click on [Create New] and same as before, you are able to insert your poll questions and options here.

7. After you are done, you will be redirected back to the [All Polls] page.

8. To reorder the sequence of your polls, simply drag and drop the poll cards to shift the order.

8. All attendees besides the meeting organizer and presenter are not able to see the polls you have created until you click on the [Launch] button.

If you have more than 1 poll, you can click [Launch] to show the poll questions to your attendees first and then launch the other polls after according to your schedule.

9. Click on the [Launch] button and you will see that the meeting is now live and visible to all your attendees. You will also able to see your permission settings next to the Live label.

10. To vote on the poll, click on the option and then select [Submit].

11. If you are the meeting organizer or a presenter, you will be able to see how many votes you have received as well as the percentage on each available poll options.

12. The drop down menu enables you to view your poll results, edit your poll, or close it when you are done.

Insert Ad-hoc Polls During a Teams Meeting

1. Join the meeting by clicking [Join] ->[Join Now]

2, Click on the [Forms] button on top. 

3. Your attendees will be able to see your launched polls and start polling; while meeting organizers and presenters are able to see polls that are not Live yet.

4. Click on [Launch] button to make your poll visible to all attendees. 

4. Insert your poll questions and options, and configure your permission settings. Click [Save] to save your poll and proceed.

5. Once you have launched your poll, the launched poll will pop up on your meeting window so all your attendees can vote instantly.

5. Click [Leave] once you are done with the meeting.

Follow-up on your Polls in Meeting Chat

1. All polls and their results are saved on your meeting chat page so you can always go back and refer to them.