How To Create a Poll

Can anyone create a poll?

Yes, but you have to be registered on the site.

How do I set up a poll?

Once you are registered, its easy; just follow these five quick steps:

Step 1: Question:

Here, you can write your question as simply and directly as possible. Keep it short as you only have 200 characters to write it. You can always expand on the question in step 3. Do not lead voters with questions like "don't you agree that…", as you will not get a fair indication from voters.

Step 2 . Answers:

Write your choice of answers; you can have up to 99 answers, or by just clicking the Yes/No box the answers will be automatically filled in as such. You can add media, video, or links if you want; if so, just click the appropriate link and upload as required.

You can remove boxes by clicking on the x signs at right of box. You can also add a box by clicking the "enter another answer" box below.

If you wish to modify the order in which your answers appear, just click the up or down arrows on lright of each box. That will move them in the desired direction.

You can also add media such as pictures if you want people to choose from pictures; if so, just click the selected media and upload the image or video for each answer.

For example: If you want to upload an image in your files: Select Add Images, click choose and browse through your computer to the right file, then click on the file; next, the location of the file will show up in the “choose a Picture” box. At that point just click “upload” and the file will be uploaded. You know that is done when a little icon appears to the right of the “enter Your Answer Box” By the way, that is where you can give a title to the media you are uploading;

If you want to upload a YouTube file, it is the same; just click on the Add Videos link; it will then ask you to “enter a You Tube Video URL”; Once you have done that just click “ Done” and a little You Tube icon appears to the right of the “enter Your Answer Box.

Don’t forget to enter a Title to the YouTube video in the title box above.

Finally, if you want to add a link, proceed to click the Add links, enter your link and click done; Here again you can enter a Title in that box.

If in any of the above procedures you want to delete the media you had set to link, just click the little red Delete box at right of the box and it will remove the attached media

In the second case, if you just want to have voters select from a yes / no / other choice, just click the box " This is a Yes/No/Other". That will enable you to have it automatically set up. Here too you can add media as above.

If, for any reason, you do not have the time to finish your poll, just click "Save " and it will save the poll in the "My Poll Manager" section of your "My Qwanz" area. You can come back to it at anytime and finish it.

Step 3: About Your Poll

Here you can explain the reason why you are doing the poll and paste any article or media that supports it. You can add the image that will appear with the question part of your poll and you can also link to an article, a video or any other web page. (Text here is limited to 5000 characters.) This section is optional. We recommend that you disclose the source and the writer of an article or the originator of a video, so that users can link back to it if they wish to. This area explains what prompted you to create this poll, i.e. an idea you had and wished to express, an article that was published and about which you feel strongly, a statement that was made by a personality, etc.

Step 4: Categorize and Tag Your Poll

In Tags, you can add the key words that define your poll and its subject; These will be the words that will help users find your poll when they search by key word. You also must select the category under which your poll will be found. You can mark one category only.

Step 5: Poll Preference

Finally, you can select how long you want your poll to be active and decide if this should be a public or private poll, one seen by everyone or a restricted one only available to users to whom you give a pass code. (See Private vs. public poll for more information) . You can also select to make this poll a Registered Only poll, where voters will have to be registered to be able to vote and see results. At any time, you can save the creation of this poll and go back to it later, or just save it for later publication; Just go to your My Qwanz page and you can reopen and continue or publish the saved poll.

Once ready, just click the Preview Your Poll button. You will be able to review it and edit it if needed or just publish it. AT THIS POINT, PLEASE MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO TYPOS OR ERRORS AND THAT YOU ARE HAPPY WITH EVERY ASPECT OF THE POLL. IF THERE ARE CHANGES TO BE MADE, YOU CAN EASILY MAKE THOSE BY CLICKING BACK AT BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF PAGE.

YOU CAN STILL MODIFY ANY SECTION YOU WANT, BUT ONCE PUBLISHED YOU CANNOT CHANGE OR DELETE YOUR POLL.

When ready, click Publish.

Congratulations; You have published your poll and made it available to all. Don't hesitate to share your poll with your friends and contacts via Facebook or e mail to ensure a greater number of votes and a higher rating.

Now feel free to launch another poll or just sit back and see how people voted on your most recent one.