Create,Send,View Result For Your Own Polls In Outlook

One of the handiest features in Outlook is the ability to send a poll to people in your contact list.  Not only do you receive a response to your question from each individual, but Outlook even tabulates the results for you.

This means you can send email invitations for a dinner party Of course, there are more practical business purposes too, like asking a group of employees how many of them need help with a project.  The possibilities are endless.

Sending a Poll :-

Outlook 2007 :-

Open Outlook.  Click New and then Message. In the window that opens, click the Options tab.  Towards the middle of this window, click the button that says Use Voting Buttons.

A drop down menu appears.  You can choose several answer possibilities, such as approve/reject, yes/no, yes/no/maybe, or create a custom answer.  In our example, the question is Are you coming to dinner?, thus a yes/no/maybe answer is appropriate. 

Address your message to the appropriate people in your contact list.  Make sure to ask the question, either in the subject line or in the body of the email.  Click Send. 

  

Outlook 2003:- 

Open Outlook.  Click New and then Message. In the window that opens, click the Options now message option window open Then Find Voting and Tracing Options. click check box use voting buttons then You can choose several answer possibilities, such as approve/reject, yes/no, yes/no/maybe, or create a custom answer.

 

Address your message to the appropriate people in your contact list.  Make sure to ask the question, either in the subject line or in the body of the email.  Click Send. 

Answering the Poll :-

Everyone on your list receives a message with your question and a special option to vote just above the time sent stamp.

When the recipient clicks the Click here to vote link, they then select from your list of possible answers.

A window appears asking if they want to send the message now with just the vote, or edit the response.  If a more extensive reply is needed, your recipient can make their reply by simply selecting Edit the response before sending.

Tabulating the Results :-

After your recipients have replied, all that is left is to tabulate the results.  To do this, go to your Sent Items folder and select your original message with the vote question.  It has a special Iconbeside it.

In the message, click the Tracking box with Above Icon.

A new window will open showing the results of your poll.

Note: This voting function only works if your recipients are using Outlook. When tested in a web-based email account, the voting links did not appear. 

 Enjoy......