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How to Create Real-time Polls in Outlook and Outlook.com
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft is continuously working toimprove its Formsservice. The recent Microsoft Forms update brings a Quick Poll add-in for Outlook users.
Most of the times, users need to get feedback with the help of online surveys. We rely on manythird-party tools to create polls. Oftentimes, users send the poll links viaemail.
However, it is a time-consuming task when we need to get instant responses viaemails. Microsoft decided to fix this problem by adding the option to create polls within Outlook.
The companyannouncedon its official blog that the service has got many new features. Many of these grabbed the attention of Outlook users.
By far, the most popular feature is the newQuick Poll add-infor Outlook.com and Outlook. You can now quickly create a real-time poll in just a few minutes.
Adding questions and options is easy with the new Forms Quick Poll add-in button — and you can do that while writing youremails.
The best thing about using this built-in feature is that recipients can submit their responses within theemail. On top of that, the poll results are instantly visible on the voting card.
How can I create polls in Outlook?
The Quick Poll add-in for Outlook is available fordownloadfrom Microsoft. The list of new features does not end here.
Outlook gets new features
Create a quiz and branching
Microsoft Formsallows its users to use the service to create new quizzes directly from Office.com. Furthermore, the branching feature helps you efficiently manage your survey structure.
Branching removes distractions for the survey respondents. Microsoft already pushed the branching feature for Office 365 users.
Theme Recommendation
Many people prefer to use themes when they need to add some professional touch to their online polls and surveys. The respondents like the customized versions, and this eventually increases the response rate.
Microsoft Forms uses your initial input to recommend themes. The companyexplainsin a blog post:
Today, we’re thrilled to announce a better, yet faster, way to add background images with Theme Ideas. Once you enter a title, you’ll see a flash icon on the “Theme” button, which indicates there are recommended background images for your form. The theme of your form will also automatically update to best match the background image.
Polls aren’t the only feature you can add in Outlook, and we have a short guide on how toinsert HTML into Outlook, so don’t miss it.
Which one of these features do you like the most? Let us know in the comments section below.
Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
