How to Create a Poll in SurveyMonkey

Quick summary

SurveyMonkey lets you create a poll in minutes by choosing a poll template, customizing your question types and answer options, and sharing it to collect responses. This step-by-step walkthrough covers the full process from the Dashboard through to previewing and publishing your poll.

Steps

1. On your Dashboard, click the 'Create Survey' button.
2. Choose to start from scratch, pick a template, or copy an existing survey.
3. Click on the poll template you want to use.
4. Select 'Use this template' to begin building your poll.
5. Give your survey a descriptive name.
6. Choose the appropriate question type for your poll.
7. Write the question text.
8. Enter the answer options for your question.
9. Once satisfied, click 'Save'.
10. Click 'Preview survey' to see how your poll will appear to respondents.
11. Once your poll is ready, click 'Continue' to go to the Collect Responses section.