How do I Create Polls on a Web Page?
A poll is a method of querying multiple people to ask a specific question and find the most common answer. You ask a question and provide several responses underneath this query. Visitors mark their preferred answer. Web pages allow you to garner a considerable number of opinions because you reach a much larger audience than with traditional methods. You can create a poll for your Internet page using a free online resource.
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Instructions
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Use Snappoll
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Access the Snappoll website (see Resources). Snappoll does not require you to register for an account to use the poll-making service.
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Click either the "I do not have my own website or I would like to link to my poll" or the "I have my own website and would like code to include a poll in my website" link.
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Use the menus on the page to type your poll question and indicate how many possible answers your question has. Click the "Next" button to continue.
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Type in the possible answers to your question in the text fields provided. Click the "Next" button when done.
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Continue to use the text fields and menus to design your poll. For example, type in the desired title for your poll buttons in the "Text" section and choose a color for your poll content in the "Design" area.
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Click the "Finish" button, copy the code that displays and paste it into the Web page of your choice to add the poll feature. The poll contains a "View Results" link that allows you and your visitors to reveal the responses to your question.
Use Free Website Polls
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Bring up the Free Website Polls site (see Resources). Click the "Join Free" tab to sign up for a free account.
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Click the "Create Poll" link and type in the required information, such as your poll question, in the text fields that automatically appear. Use the drop-down menus to indicate how frequently a user may vote and whether you accept more than one answer to your query. Click the "Create Poll" button when finished.
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Use the drop-down menus in the "Edit Poll" box to format your poll. For instance, click the "Voting Box Type" to specify the alignment of your questions and choose a typeface, such as helvetica, in the "Font Family" menu. Click the "Update Poll" button to continue.
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Copy the code that automatically displays in the text box and paste in into your Web page to publish the poll on your website.
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Click the "View Results" link on the poll to get the answers to the question.
Use Polldaddy
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Point your browser to the Polldaddy website (see Resources) and click the "Get Started" button.
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Click the "Sign Up" button next to the "Free" title to register for a no-cost service. Otherwise, click the "Sign Up" button next to the "Pro" or "Corporate" plan to get more options, like unlimited questions per survey. Follow the prompts to complete the registration and payment (if applicable) process.
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Click the "Polls" tab, and then click the "Create a New Poll" button on the right.
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Type your poll questions and responses in the text fields provided. Click the "Media" button next to each field to enter an image or audio file, if preferred.
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Scroll down and use the menus to style your poll and specify its behaviors. For example, click a button next to the desired poll layout in the "Select a Poll Style" section and choose whether you want your poll results hidden by clicking an option in the "Poll Options" section. Click the "Create Poll" button when finished.
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Select "JavaScript" in the dialog box that automatically appears to get the code to add your poll to your website or blog. Otherwise, choose another option, such as "Facebook," to get the code needed for this specific account. Copy the code and paste it into your Web page.
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Log in to your Polldaddy account and click the "Dashboard" tab. Your poll results display on the page.
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