# Creating and Managing Polls

## How to create a poll <a href="#how-to-create-a-poll" id="how-to-create-a-poll"></a>

* Navigate to Admin>Manage Polls
* Click Add New Poll
* Complete the required information, noting the following:
* Poll Details: You are not required to use each answer field.
* Time Release Options: This is when the poll will open and close
* You can edit a poll until it has been taken by one user. Then it is locked.

## How users access a poll <a href="#how-users-access-a-poll" id="how-users-access-a-poll"></a>

* When a poll has been set up, it will appear in the left sidebar for all targeted users
* Users simply click on the radio button that represents their choice and click Vote
* Poll results will be displayed in the left sidebar

## How to view poll results <a href="#how-to-view-poll-results" id="how-to-view-poll-results"></a>

* Navigate to Admin>Manage Polls
* Click on the name of a poll to view the results in the left sidebar
* Polls that are closed will display in red

## How to delete and expire polls <a href="#how-to-delete-and-expire-polls" id="how-to-delete-and-expire-polls"></a>

You can delete or expire polls. Deleting a poll removes it from the system; expiring a poll ends it and lets you view the results.

* To delete a poll, tick off the check box beside any poll title and click Delete Selected.
* If you have a poll that has run long enough or you have sufficient responses, or you forgot to set a poll finish, you can expire the poll to end it. Tick off the check box beside any poll title and click Expire Selected.
* Neither deleting nor expiring polls can be undone.
