Creating a Poll
The following example shows a poll. Note that when a site visitor hovers over the poll, the question also appears as Tooltip text.
To create a new poll, follow these steps.
NOTE: You can also create a new edition of a poll in another language by copying an existing poll and translating it. For more information, see Translating Content into Another Language .
- From the View menu, click Language, and select the language in which to create the poll.
- Click New > HTML Form/Survey. The New Form screen appears.
- Choose Standard Poll. You can click preview () next to any sample form to preview it before choosing it.
- Click Next.
- Enter or edit the form’s Title and Description.
- Title—used to reference the poll within the Workarea (required)
- Description—an extended description of the poll
- Click Next. You can add a poll question and up to eight replies. If you have more than eight replies, you can add them in the forms editor after clicking Done.
- Click Next. This screen indicates that you have entered the basic poll information and should click Done to further edit and view the form’s fields. After clicking Done, the form editor launches so you can edit existing fields and properties. In addition, you can set post back and schedule information, add metadata and comments, change the title, and submit the poll for publication. From this screen, you can add more replies to your poll by right clicking on the choices field and clicking properties.
Editing a Poll from a Web Site
WARNING! If you are logged into the site and create a new poll by right clicking on a poll selecting New, the existing poll is replaced by the new one.
To edit an poll on a Web site:.
- Click the sliver access point () on the poll you want to change and click Edit.
- Make changes to the poll using the Forms editor.
- Submit the poll to the Approval Process.
Replacing a Poll from a Web Site
When logged into Ektron, you can right click on a poll and choose New Poll to replace the current one. The title of the poll, its ID, and properties stay the same. Only the questions and answers change.
To replace a poll:
- At the location of the poll, click the silver access point () and choose New Poll. The Workarea opens, indicating you are at step three of the Poll Wizard.
- Add a new question to the Question text box.
- Add possible responses to the Choices text boxes.
- Click Next.
- Click Done. The form editor launches, allowing you to edit the fields and properties. In addition, you can set post back and schedule information, add metadata and comments, change the title and submit the poll for publication. Once published, the updated poll appears on the site.