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Creating your first poll

Build and publish your first anonymous poll: template, basic info, questions, demographics, who gets access, and a final review before you publish.

  • Workspace admins
  • 4 min read
  • Updated Oct 14, 2026

Use the poll builder to get a structured poll out in a few minutes. You set a title and timing, add questions, optionally tag demographics, choose how people get in, then publish; your browser creates the poll's encryption keys when the poll is first saved, so answers are encrypted before they ever reach us.

The first step of the poll creation wizard. A numbered progress bar runs Template, Basic info, Questions, Demographics, Distribution and Review. A Built-in protections panel states that responses are end-to-end encrypted in the browser, respondent IP addresses are stripped before storage, and answers cannot be linked to people. Template cards offer Start blank, an eNPS survey and a Board vote secret ballot.
Step 1 of the poll wizard: start blank, or begin from a template.

#Prerequisites

  • You're signed in to the admin app for your workspace.
  • You can reach enough people. Nothing is readable until the poll reaches its Minimum group size (five by default, never fewer than three), and while it's open the first results wait for three more than that (see Viewing results).
  • For a Private poll (the default when your workspace has a contact list), you know who you're inviting: their email addresses, or a contact list.
Good to know

Clear titles and answer labels make results easier to read later.

  1. Start a poll. On Polls, click New poll, or click Start from scratch on the dashboard's getting-started checklist.
  2. Template. Pick a template if one fits, or start blank.
  3. Basic info. Set the title and the expiration date and time. In a workspace every poll lives in a folder: the builder picks your My Polls folder if you have one, or you choose another folder you own. Optionally set Data retention after poll closes (days), from 7 to 90; responses are permanently deleted after that.
  4. Questions. Add questions with Add question. Types include single and multiple choice, scale, net promoter score, open text, word cloud, ranking and matrix. Prefer concrete labels. More tools: Poll wizard authoring tools.
  5. Demographics (optional). Tag up to three questions as demographic dimensions if you want filtered breakdowns later. Breakdowns show only after the poll closes, and small groups stay hidden; see Demographic cohorts and thresholds.
  6. Distribution. Choose how people get in. New polls start as Open link, one link and QR code anyone can use, unless your workspace has a contact list; then they start as Private, where each person gets a personal, one-use link and you add their emails or a contact list before the poll will publish. Access codes and Hybrid are the other options. This step also sets the poll's Minimum group size: nobody reads anything until at least that many have answered. Details: Sharing your poll.
  7. Review and publish. Check the summary, fix anything under Before you can publish, then click Publish poll. Private invitations go out once it's published.

#Other editors

On a desktop the builder opens in its newer editor by default. Prefer the older layouts? Open the menu next to New poll, or More builder options inside the builder, and choose Step-by-step wizard or Classic form.

#Tips before you share

  • Set a realistic expiration. You can still close early.
  • Plan distribution so you're likely to reach the minimum group size before the poll closes. If it closes with at least that many, everything shows at close; below it, results stay locked for good.
  • Use the Preview tab to check the wording respondents will see.

Next: Sharing your poll.

#FAQ

In a workspace, yes: every poll lives in a folder. Workspace owners get a private My Polls folder automatically, and the builder picks it for you. See Setting up team folders.