# Working with Virto Polls

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-polls/working-with-virto-polls/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-polls/working-with-virto-polls/)
Product: Virto Polls
Updated: 2026-08-12


## How to create a new poll

[Open the interactive demo](https://app.storylane.io/demo/kgscdwqvbojm)

**Interactive demo walkthrough**
1. How to create a new poll in Virto Polls
2. Click here to create your new poll
3. Name your poll to make it identifiable
4. Add details in description
5. Start adding your questions - pick the question type you need
6. Having added your questions, click 'Permissions' to decide who can edit your poll
7. Choose 'Private poll' for limited editing rights
8. Decide who can edit your poll
9. Save your poll before you can publish it
10. Thanks for exploring! — Ready to see how this can work for you?


## Question types

[Open the interactive demo](https://app.storylane.io/demo/bvtj5lsnsmyw)

**Interactive demo walkthrough**
1. Question types in Virto Polls
2. You can create questions of 4 types
3. 'Choice' allows you to add your options
4. Include an "Other" option to capture unexpected responses and new insights
5. Decide if you want to get only one or multiple answers
6. Decide if the question can be skipped or the answer is strictly required
7. Rating questions help measure satisfaction levels and opinions with precision
8. Yes/No questions provide clear binary data for straightforward analysis
9. Frame your yes/no question to get a definitive response
10. Open-ended text questions allow respondents to share thoughts in their own words
11. Create a prompt that encourages detailed and thoughtful responses
12. Specify the type of feedback you're looking for
13. Having created your questions, save your poll
14. Thanks for exploring! — Ready to see how this can work for you?


## Permissions

[Open the interactive demo](https://app.storylane.io/demo/xjpe9dipid1z)

**Interactive demo walkthrough**
1. Permissions in Virto Polls
2. Add all your questions to the poll
3. Having added your questions, click 'Permissions' to decide who can edit your poll
4. Choose 'Private poll' for limited editing rights
5. Decide who can edit your poll
6. Important - save your poll before you can publish it
7. Thanks for exploring! — Ready to see how this can work for you?


More about permissions (Virto Apps): [/virto-authorization-app/](/virto-authorization-app/)

## Publishing

[Open the interactive demo](https://app.storylane.io/demo/hco0c6gdnebl)

**Interactive demo walkthrough**
1. How to publish your poll in Virto Polls
2. First adjust the privacy permissions of your poll
3. Important - save your poll before you can publish it
4. Re-enter your poll to publish it
5. In 'Publish' choose poll end date
6. Choose team that will access your poll
7. Publish your poll
8. Your poll will appear as a Microsoft Teams chat after publishing
9. Thanks for exploring! — Ready to see how this can work for you?


## Poll results

[Open the interactive demo](https://app.storylane.io/demo/o8usza1xlydf)

**Interactive demo walkthrough**
1. How to see the results of your poll in Virto Polls
2. Track participation and analyze feedback with the results dashboard
3. Check how many team members took the poll
4. See average time spent to take your poll
5. Click 'More details' to see what each team member answered here
6. Review each person's contribution here
7. Study your team members' responses thoroughly
8. Thanks for exploring! — Ready to see how this can work for you?