Add a poll to a message

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_AddAPollToAMessage.md

When you are posting a message, you have the option of creating a poll in order to record your viewers' opinions. As users take the poll, their feedback statistics are displayed within the feed.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

Open the feed where you want to create a message with a poll.
Enter the message with an invitation to take the poll in the Share your thoughts box.
Click the poll () icon.
In the Question field, enter the question on which you are soliciting opinions.
In the Option fields, enter possible responses to the query.
To add more response options, click Add more options.
Click Post.

After the poll is posted, users who view the message can vote. After they vote, their pictures appear next to their response, with others who have voted for the same option.

An email notification with the poll result is sent to all participants of the poll informing them that the poll is closed.

Parent Topic:Post content in Live Feed

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title: Add a poll to a message
description: When you are posting a message, you have the option of creating a poll in order to record your viewers' opinions. As users take the poll, their feedback statistics are displayed within the feed.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/live-feed/t\_AddAPollToAMessage.html
release: australia
product: Live Feed
classification: live-feed
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Post content in Live Feed, Using Live Feed, Live Feed Core UI, Manage people and work capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Add a poll to a message

When you are posting a message, you have the option of creating a poll in order to record your viewers' opinions. As users take the poll, their feedback statistics are displayed within the feed.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Open the feed where you want to create a message with a poll.

2. Enter the message with an invitation to take the poll in the **Share your thoughts** box.

3. Click the poll \(\) icon.

4. In the **Question** field, enter the question on which you are soliciting opinions.

5. In the **Option** fields, enter possible responses to the query.

6. To add more response options, click **Add more options**.

7. Click **Post**.

After the poll is posted, users who view the message can vote. After they vote, their pictures appear next to their response, with others who have voted for the same option.

An email notification with the poll result is sent to all participants of the poll informing them that the poll is closed.

**Parent Topic:**[Post content in Live Feed](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/live-feed/c_PostContentInLiveFeed.md)