{"id":2673,"date":"2025-02-13T20:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accinsweb8366.wpenginepowered.com\/faculty\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2673"},"modified":"2025-06-23T18:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:38:42","slug":"polling-in-zoom-meetings","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/article\/polling-in-zoom-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Polling in Zoom Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=erz4xtQHoVs&amp;w=640&amp;h=400]<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The host user type must be licensed<\/li>\n<li>The meeting must be either a scheduled meeting, or an instant meeting using your Personal Meeting ID. The host needs to be using the desktop client to manage polling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Enable polling<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>To use polling on Zoom, you must first enable it. To do so, login to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zoom.us\">web portal<\/a><\/span>, and click on <strong>Settings<\/strong> on the left side panel.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2699 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-19-at-2.04.48-PM-1024x646.png?resize=580%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Settings on Zoom web portal\" width=\"580\" height=\"366\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>In Meeting<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Polling<\/strong> to enable by clicking on the slider.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2927\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-polling-enable.png?resize=580%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screenshot to enable polling\" width=\"580\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Creating a Poll<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on your scheduled meeting in your web portal<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2931\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-poll-meetings.png?resize=580%2C131&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screenshot of scheduled meetings\" width=\"580\" height=\"131\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the bottom of the page find the\u00a0<strong>Poll<\/strong> &amp; click <strong>Add<\/strong> to create a poll. Enter a title, question and answer. Click <b>Add a Question <\/b>to create additional questions.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2932\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/03\/Screenshot3.png?resize=580%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screenshot of adding poll questions\" width=\"580\" height=\"844\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Start the scheduled\u00a0Zoom meeting that\u00a0has polling enabled.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Polls<\/strong>\u00a0in the meeting controls.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/03\/polls-icon.png?w=580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the poll you would like to launch and click\u00a0<strong>Launch Poll<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You can also <strong>End Poll<\/strong> and <strong>Share Results<\/strong>.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/03\/Screenshot_2020-08-21_09-25-25.png?resize=486%2C610&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screenshot of ending poll\" width=\"486\" height=\"610\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Generating Reports for Polling<\/h2>\n<p>Navigate to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/profile\">Web Portal<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Reports<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Usage Reports<\/strong> tab &gt; click <strong>Meeting<\/strong>. Next to\u00a0<strong>Report Type<\/strong>, select <strong>Poll Report <\/strong>then click <strong>Generate <\/strong>in the last column.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Support<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article was created and is maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/tled.austincc.edu\/tled-offices\/office-of-academic-technology\/\">Office of Academic Technology<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have found an error in this article or if you need assistance incorporating this article in your course, please contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/acchelp.austincc.edu\/TDClient\/277\/Portal\/Requests\/ServiceCatalog?CategoryID=1377\">Faculty Instructional Support Specialists<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=erz4xtQHoVs&amp;w=640&amp;h=400] Prerequisites The host user type must be licensed The meeting must be either a scheduled meeting, or an instant meeting using your Personal Meeting ID. The host needs to be using the desktop client to manage polling. Enable polling To use polling on Zoom, you must first enable it. 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