> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to create and send polls

> Create and send one-question polls from the Doozy dashboard to quickly gather team feedback.

<Info>
  We recommend connecting Doozy to your [HRIS](/integrations/how-to-connect-my-hris) so you can target groups, managers, and new hires.
</Info>

Polls are perfect for collecting quick insights, measuring satisfaction, or engaging your team with a single, focused question. A poll is a one-question survey - your team answers it in Slack.

## 🚀 Getting Started

1. Go to [doozy.live/app](https://doozy.live/app) and open **Surveys**
2. Create a new **poll**
3. Build your question and choose your poll settings
4. Click **Schedule** to choose recipients and timing
5. Send your poll

## 1. Build your question

A poll has a single question. Set:

* **Question text** - your poll question
* **Question type** - see the types below
* **Hint** *(optional)* - extra context shown with the question

### Question types

| Type                | Description                        |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **Scale 1–5**       | Rate on a 1–5 scale                |
| **Scale 1–10**      | Rate on a 1–10 scale               |
| **Emoji**           | Rate with emoji (😁 to 😡)         |
| **Agree/Disagree**  | A 5-point agreement scale          |
| **eNPS**            | Employee Net Promoter Score (0–10) |
| **Open Ended**      | Free-text response                 |
| **Multiple Choice** | Choose from options you define     |

For **Multiple Choice** questions you can also:

* **Allow multiple answers** - let people select more than one option
* **Allow comments** - add an optional free-text field alongside the question

<Tip>**Allow comments** can be enabled on any question type to capture extra context.</Tip>

## 2. Poll settings

In the editor, set how responses are handled:

| Setting                | Options               | Notes                                                 |
| ---------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Response type**      | Named / Anonymous     | Hide respondent identities for sensitive topics       |
| **Results visibility** | Owner only / Everyone | Who can see the results                               |
| **Time limit**         | Off / a set duration  | Give respondents a deadline to improve response rates |

## 3. Schedule and send

Click **Schedule** to open the schedule editor, then set:

### Recipients

| Recipient                                  | Description                       |
| ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
| **Channel**                                | Post directly in a Slack channel  |
| **Channel members**                        | DM each member of a channel       |
| **Individuals**                            | Send to specific people           |
| **Groups**                                 | Send to members of a group        |
| **New hires**                              | Send to recently joined employees |
| **Managers**                               | Send to all managers              |
| **Manager's direct reports / all reports** | Send to a manager's team          |

<Tip>Sending in a private channel? Make sure Doozy has been invited first.</Tip>

### Schedule

* **Send now** - post immediately
* **Scheduled** - pick a specific date and time
* **Recurring** - repeat daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually

Pick a timezone, then save the schedule to send your poll.

## 📊 Viewing Results

Open your poll under **Surveys** and use the **Results** tab to see response rates,
answer distributions, individual responses (if not anonymous), and a CSV export.
See [Viewing Results](/polls-and-surveys/view-poll-survey-results) for details.

## 🚀 Quick Start: Instant Poll in Slack

Need a poll fast? You can fire one off without leaving Slack using a slash command:

```
/doozy poll "What day works best for team lunch?" "Monday" "Wednesday" "Friday"
```

Add `anonymous` at the end if you want responses to be anonymous:

```
/doozy poll "How are you feeling today?" "Great" "Good" "Okay" "Not great" anonymous
```

<Note>The slash command is a quick shortcut for ad-hoc polls. For scheduled, recurring, or targeted polls, create them in the Doozy dashboard.</Note>

## ⭐ Best Practices

1. **Ask one specific thing** - "What day works for lunch?" beats "What do you think?"
2. **Keep it short** - Concise questions get better response rates
3. **Limit choices** - 3-7 options for multiple choice; include "Other" if needed
4. **Set a time limit** - Deadlines improve response rates
5. **Use anonymous for sensitive topics** - People are more honest when anonymous
6. **Poll at the right time** - Avoid Monday mornings and Friday afternoons

## 🎯 Common Use Cases

* **Team Decisions**: Quick votes on meeting times, event dates, or lunch spots
* **Pulse Checks**: Gauge team mood or satisfaction
* **Feedback Collection**: Get opinions on new ideas or processes
* **Engagement Measurement**: Use eNPS polls to track employee engagement

## 🔗 Related

* [How to create a survey](/polls-and-surveys/how-to-create-a-survey) - Multi-question forms for detailed feedback
* [Poll and survey question types](/polls-and-surveys/poll-survey-question-types) - Deep dive into question types
* [View poll and survey results](/polls-and-surveys/view-poll-survey-results) - Understanding your results