To create and share a poll with Forms, use these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Forms online.
  2. Sign in with your Microsoft account.
  3. Click the New From button.
  4. Click on Untitled form and write a title and description for the poll.

Poll title and description


Poll title and description

  1. (Optional) Click the Image button to insert an image for form using Bing, OneDrive, or manual upload.
  2. Click the Add new button.
  3. Select the Choice, Rating, or another question type.

Microsoft Forms select poll question


Microsoft Forms select poll question

  1. Create a question for the poll.

Microsoft Forms poll question


Microsoft Forms poll question

  1. Specify the answers you want people to select.
  2. (Optional) Click the Add option button to include more options.
  3. (Optional) Click the Add “Other” option button.
  4. (Optional) Turn on the Multiple answers toggle switch.
  5. (Optional) Turn on the Required toggle switch.
  6. Click the Theme button in the top-right corner to select a background image and color scheme for the survey.

Quick tip: You can also use the Upload image option at the end of the list to insert a custom background image.

Select poll theme


Select poll theme

  1. Click the Preview button in the top-right corner to review the complete survey before publishing.
  2. Click the back button in the top-left corner.
  3. Click the More form settings (ellipsis) button in the top-right corner and select the Settings option.

Microsoft Forms poll settings option


Microsoft Forms poll settings option

  1. Select the settings you want to enable in the poll, accept responses, Start date, End date, or Email notification of each response or Customize thank you message.

Quick note: The free version of Forms or the one available with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family does not include the “Who can fill out this form” setting to record participants names, you will need a business subscription to access this and other options.

Microsoft Forms settings for polls


Microsoft Forms settings for polls

  1. Click the Send button.
  2. Select the link option.

Microsoft Forms poll link


Microsoft Forms poll link

  1. Click the Copy button.

Once you complete the steps, you can paste and send the link to every person you want to answer the poll. Also, you can get a QR code that recipients scan with their phones to access the poll. There is an embed option to copy a code to embed on a web page, or you can even select the email option, which simply copy the form’s link to the clipboard and opens the default email client.

In the case you want to delete the poll or any other form, while in Microsoft Forms main page, click the “All my forms” option from the bottom-right side, and then click the ellipsis menu button in the form and select the Delete option.