Description

Outlook Polls is a feature in Microsoft Outlook that lets you create an instant, real-time poll in an email message. Within the body of your Outlook message, add questions and options (e.g., single or multiple answers) to request feedback or responses from recipients. Once the message is sent, the recipients can respond directly or in the browser via the poll link. Responses can be reviewed either in the message or in Microsoft Forms.

Benefits

• Improve Efficiency - Outlook Polls can reduce decision-making time to make decisions by eliminating the number of emails required to reach an agreement with stakeholders on questions or scheduling.
• Simplified Sharing - Outlook Polls can be shared with recipients in Outlook, in chats, or in a Loop workspace. 
• Increased Participation - Engagement with recipients is increased as users can participate in the poll directly within an Outlook message.

Support

For questions and support: 

• Submit a ticket on our Employee Self-Service Portal
• Chat with other Microsoft 365 users at UCSF on the Office 365 Team (open to anyone at UCSF - use the join code 7me7twx)

Training

To learn more about using Outlook Polls, review the following training documentation: 

• Create Polls in Outlook
• Voting in an Outlook Poll
• Reviewing Outlook Poll Results

Requirements and Limitations

To access Microsoft Outlook, you will need a web browser (Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge is recommended for the best experience) and a UCSF email address.