# Poll

> Survey your audience and show results live as a bar or pie chart.

Source: https://engageslide.com/knowledge-base/interactive-questions/poll · EngageSlide Help Center · Interactive Question Slides

## What is a Poll?

A **Poll** asks a question with a set of options; the audience votes from their own devices and aggregated results appear instantly on the big screen as a **bar** or **pie** chart. It is the fastest way to read the room.

Video tutorial: [Poll — video tutorial](https://youtu.be/yr4KI-xipvs)

Presenter creates the slide → Click Present → Share code / QR → Audience enters code → Respond & submit → Real-time results

## Create a Poll slide

1. On **Home**, click + Create new presentation.
2. In **Choose Slide Type**, under the **Interactive Questions** group, pick **Poll**.
3. The slide is created and the right panel opens on the **Content** tab.

![Home — “Create new presentation”](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-home.webp)

![Choose Slide Type — Poll sits in the Interactive Questions group](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-choose-type.webp)

## Enter the question & options

1. **Question:** type it in the first field. Use **Add description** for an optional subtitle.
2. **Question image (optional):** click **Add Question Image** to upload an illustration.
3. **Options:** click + Add option — up to **9 options**.
4. Each option can change **colour**, attach an **image**, be **reordered** by drag, or **deleted**.

![Editor — slide list (left), live screen + QR (centre), content panel (right), with a phone preview of the audience view](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-editor.webp)

## Poll settings

- **This slide has a correct answer** — Turns the poll into a right/wrong question; each option gets a tick box to mark the correct one.
- **Allow picking more than one option** — Lets the audience multi-select. Auto-enabled if you mark 2+ correct answers.
- **Hide result** — Hides the chart while voting; click Show result to reveal it.
- **Stop submission** — Locks voting — no more responses accepted.
- **Select chart type** — Display results as a Bar chart or a Pie chart.
- **Time limit** — Limit answering time; set Seconds to answer (default 60).

![The right panel: options plus the full Settings block](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-settings.webp)

## Present & share the join code

1. Click **Present** in the top bar to put the slide on the big screen.
2. A **join code** and a **QR code** appear (e.g. `36Y56`).
3. Participants open the **Audience** app at **join.engageslide.com**, type the code and press **Enter** — or simply scan the QR.
4. When everyone has joined, the responses start flowing in live.

![Audience app — enter the Presentation Code](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-audience-join.webp)

## How the audience votes

1. Participants see the question and options, and pick one (radio by default).
2. The selected option shows a green check and border. With multi-select on, several can be checked.
3. They press **Submit**; the button becomes **Submitted** and the list locks.

![1 · Before voting](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-aud-before.webp)
![2 · Selected (green check)](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-aud-selected.webp)
![3 · After submit](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-aud-submitted.webp)

## View results

Results update in real time on the presenter screen as a **bar** or **pie** chart with the participant count. Turn on **Hide result** to keep them hidden until you click **Show result**; if the poll has a correct answer it is highlighted on reveal. Use **Report & export data** in the top bar to download the detail.

![Bar chart result](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-result-bar.webp)

![Pie chart result](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/poll-result-pie.webp)

> **Just surveying opinions?** — Turn **off** “This slide has a correct answer” so the poll becomes a pure vote — each participant simply picks their preference.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can participants change their vote?

No. After **Submit** the options lock on their phone. To run the same poll again with a new group, click **Clear result this slide** under **Actions**.

### Can people see who voted for what?

No. The chart shows how many votes each option got and the number of participants — not who picked which option.

### How do I stop people from following the crowd?

Turn on **Hide result**. The chart stays hidden while people vote, and you reveal it with **Show result** once everyone has answered.

### How many options can a poll have?

Up to 9. Each option can have its own colour and an image.

### How do I close voting at a set time?

Turn on **Time limit** and set **Seconds to answer**, or switch on **Stop submission** whenever you want to close the poll yourself.