Web Administrator's Guide
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Polls

Polls Manager

Features

The Polls manager allows you to provide visitors the opportunity to speak their minds...which also happens to generate interest, build goodwill and allow you to keep in touch with the opinions of your users.

User Permissions Required to Add/Edit Polls

  • Site-Wide Editor or Polls Coordinator

Items in this section include:

Poll List

CoordinatorsCoordinators

This allows you to select who you want to have access to the Polls manager. 
  1. This feature is only applicable to those who have the People manager. It allows the administrator to select who has access to make changes within the Poll manager.
  2. Select an appropriate user from the drop down menu. The users that appear are set through the People manager.
  3. Click the Save Save icon within the dialog box.
  4. To delete a coordinator, click the Delete Delete icon to the left of the user's name.

Add New Poll

Add New Poll
  1. Title: Enter a name for your poll.
  2. Publish Date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your poll will be available to users.  Leave the Publish Date field blank to make your poll available immediately.  Alternatively, you may click inside the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
  3. Expiration Date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your poll will no longer be available to users.  Leave the Expiration Date field blank to make your poll available immediately.  Alternatively, you may click inside the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
  4. Create/Edit your poll question using the editor.  You can format the question as needed and even insert an image into the poll.  For help with the functionality of the Page Editor, see Using the Editor for more information.
  5. Click the Save Save icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Additional Features

Polls Manager Additional Features

Poll Answers

  1. Click the Poll Answers tab above the Poll Title
  2. Type the first possible answer in the Answer box.
  3. Click the Save Save icon within the dialog box.
  4. Repeat the steps above until all answer choices have been entered.
  5. To delete a choice, click the Delete Delete icon to the left of the answer.
 Poll Answers

Poll PlacementPoll Placement

You may place a poll immediately after creating it by following the instructions below. To place a poll from the Page Editor, visit the Page Editor section for more information. 
  1. Click on the Poll Placement tab.
  2. From the drop down list, select the page on which you want your poll to appear.
  3. Click the Save Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.
  4. Do this for each page you on which you wish to place the poll.
  5. To delete a poll placement, click the Delete Delete icon to the left of the page title.

Poll AnswersRetrieve Poll Results

You may check your poll results at any time by following the instructions below. 
  1. Select the Polls manager icon on the main Control Panel screen.
  2. Select the Poll for which you wish to retrieve the results.
  3. When the Poll screen loads, click on the Poll Answers tab.
  4. The number of responses for each answer is displayed to the right of the answer.
  5. You may update the counter for each answer with results from paper ballots by clicking on the answer, updating the counter and selecting the Save Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.

Delete a Poll

Delete a Poll
 
Delete a poll or polls by selecting the box to the left of the Poll Name and then click the Delete Selected Delete Selected icon.  Once a poll is deleted, there is not a way to retrieve the poll. Alternatively, you may click the Delete Delete icon within the Poll itself.