Adding a Poll to a Video

In this topic you will learn how to add a poll to a video.

The Poll widget is a powerful, versatile tool for data collection. The Poll widget allows you to enter a question or prompt, upload a cover image and create different poll types. A Poll report is available to provide the aggregate data on all of the polls.

 

Poll types

The Poll widget can be configured for multiple choice, true or false or picture choice.

Multiple Choice

Multiple choice polls support 2 to 4 answer choices.

True or False

True or false polls allow the viewer to choose between True or False, Yes or No, and Like or Dislike.

Picture Choice

Picture choice polls support up to four picture choices.

Poll results

After the viewer completes a poll, the poll results screen will be displayed.

Working sample

The following video will display 2 polls.

Adding a poll annotation

Follow these steps to add a poll to a project:

  1. Login to Video Cloud Studio.
  2. Open the Interactivity module.
  3. Click on a project Title to open it.
  4. In the bottom toolbar, click on the widget icon.
  5. Click the Poll widget.
  6. Click ADD. The poll configuration dialog will open.
  7. (Optional) Configure an image to appear with the poll. Hover over the image icon () to upload an image or enter the URL to an image.
  8. Click on the Enter question or prompt text to enter the question for the poll.
  9. Click on the Description text to enter a description for the poll.
  10. Click on an answer type for the poll.

Configuring a multiple choice poll

The multiple choice poll supports 2 - 4 answer choices. Follow these steps to configure a multiple choice poll.

  1. Enter the choices in the appropriate fields.
  2. Click + to add additional choices.
  3. Click Save.

Configuring a true or false poll

The true or false poll supports True or False, Yes or No, and Like or Dislike. Follow these steps to configure a true or false poll.

  1. Select the answer type:
    • True / False
    • Yes / No
    • Like / Dislike
  2. Click Save.

Configuring a picture choice poll

The picture choice poll supports up to four picture choices. Follow these steps to configure a picture choice poll.

  1. Hover over the image icon () to upload an image or enter the URL to an image.
  2. Click + to add additional images.
  3. Click Save.

Configuring additional poll options

The toolbar below the poll configuration dialog can be used to edit additional settings, positioning and results page for the poll. Make sure to click Save after making any changes to the poll settings.

Additional settings

The additional settings are used to select music for the poll, customize the primary and secondary colors and adjust the border shape. Click the gear icon () to expand the settings. Click X to close the settings.

Positioning

Click the positioning icon () to change the poll positioning (left, right, or center of the screen).

Results page

Click the results icon () to view the results of the poll, along with editable fields for a message and image. This page is displayed after the viewer completes the poll.

Viewing poll results

The Poll Widget Summary report in the Analytics module can be used to review all poll results. For information, see the Core Reports Reference.