Launching a Poll During a Zoom Meeting

Issue/Question

How do I launch a poll during a Zoom meeting?

Environment

  • Zoom

Resolution

  1. Start the scheduled Zoom Meeting.
  2. Select the Polling option in the menu bar.
    Note: You must be in a scheduled meeting to see the Polling option. It will not be available in an instant meeting started with the New Meeting option in the Zoom Desktop Client.
  3. Select the poll you would like to launch.
  4. Click Launch Poll.
  5. The participants in the meeting will now be prompted to answer the polling questions. The host will be able to see the results live.
  6. Once you would like to stop the poll, click End Poll.
  7. If you would like to share the results to the participants in the meeting, click Share Results. Participants will then see the results of the polling questions.

You can also download a report of the poll results after the meeting. 

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