Quick Polls App

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Quick Polls app is an easy way for you to poll staff on various quick questions.

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Setting up the web part

On the site where you need to show the web part, create a new SharePoint list with the title [Poll] with the following fields:

  1. Title [default / no need to create]
  2. Choices [multiple lines of text]
  3. PeopleVoted [multiple lines of text]
  4. PollClose [Date and Time]
  5. SuggestEnabled [Yes/No]

Create another new SharePoint list with the title [Poll Suggestions] with the following fields:

  1. Title [default / no need to create]
  2. Body [multiple lines of text]
Adding new poll
  1. On the Home page, select [Edit] button to edit the page
  2. Click the Edit app button, as highlighted below:

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  1. In a left-hand side panel, under [Select Poll] drop-down, pick [Create new poll … ] option
  2. Provide [Poll Question], set expiry date, and chose whether you’d like to enable the user to [Suggest Poll]
  3. Use [Add Choice] button to add poll answers
  4. Click [Create Poll] to create a new poll
Swap a poll

Here is how to swap an existing poll with a new one:

  1. Edit the page the same way as when you create a new poll

  2. Edit the poll app as shown below:

Creating new poll
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  1. In a left-hand side panel, under [Select Poll] drop-down, pick [Create new poll … ] option
  2. Provide [Poll Question], set expiry date, and chose whether you’d like to enable the user to [Suggest Poll]

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