Polls

Updated 1 month ago by Rana Wilds

You are able to add polls to posts as interactive attachments. Anyone who can create a post on a padlet can add a poll as an attachment.

Here's how to add a poll to your padlet.

On a board, open up the post composer by selecting the plus button (+). For a Sandbox, this step is not needed.
Click the button shown below to reveal more attachment options.

Boards	Sandboxes

Fill out your question and choices and select Add. Polls must contain a question and between two and four choices.

The poll author and any admins on the padlet will see a Show results button on a poll that lets them see the current results of a poll.
Padlet visitors that do not fall into the above categories will not be able to see results until they vote.
If the poll is closed, a trophy icon indicates which option received the most votes.
Poll results can be viewed from standard view, expanded view, and Slideshow view.

Posts with a poll as the attachment will have a Close poll button.
- If a poll is closed, voting is no longer allowed. Anyone viewing a closed poll will see the results page.
If a poll is closed, the Close poll button in the action menu will change to Open poll.
- A poll can be re-opened after closing.
  - Re-opening a poll does not clear previous entries.
- A re-opened poll allows people to vote if they haven’t already.
Only the poll author and padlet admins can close and open polls.

Who can vote on a poll?

Anyone with access to the padlet.

What are the character limits?

Poll questions have a character limit of 500. Choices have a character limit of 100.

Can I edit a poll after I post it?

No. The post containing a poll can be edited after posting but not the poll itself.