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Zoom Surveys is the Zoom library used to create, store, and manage all Zoom polls, quizzes, and surveys. Poll, quiz, and survey responses are also located in Surveys.

In this document:

Description
Access
How to Create a Poll or Quiz in the Surveys Library
How to Create a Survey in the Surveys Library
Application & Limitations
Avoid this Pitfall
Resources

Description

Zoom Surveys is a library space used to create, store, and manage not only Zoom surveys, but also Zoom polls and quizzes. Creating these items within Zoom eliminates the need for external polling and survey tools during Zoom meetings. 

  • Previously, Zoom polls and quizzes were created for and were accessible in a specific meeting only (unless added to Zoom's poll library and selected for use across a host's meetings).
  • Now, all Zoom polls, quizzes, and surveys are created and stored within the same library (called Zoom Surveys), regardless of which meeting they are intended for. 

This change makes all of a host's Zoom polls and quizzes available for use in all of the host's scheduled meetings. How Zoom polls and quizzes are launched in a meeting has not changed. 

A strong, consistent naming convention is highly recommended to aid in locating the desired polls/quizzes during a Zoom meeting. 

Access

Sign in to your account through the Zoom web portal

Click Surveys in the Zoom menu on the left side of your screen. 

Surveys tab in the Zoom menu

Refine your search for existing content by entering a keyword, searching by type under the Surveys or Polls and quizzes tab, or by status (Saved Items or Draft). 

Zoom Surveys tab

How to Create a Poll or Quiz in the Surveys Library

After accessing Surveys, click the + Create button. 

+Create button image

Select Poll or quiz and click Create. 

Choose the Zoom survey type

Complete the steps shown in the image and described below as applicable. 

Zoom poll settings

  1. Give the poll a unique, identifiable title. Because all of a host's polls and quizzes are stored in Surveys, it is important to have an effective naming convention. Consider including Course#:Session or Day#:Question#  (e.g. C123:S1:Q1) in the title. 
  2. Choose the question type. Question types include: single choice, multiple choice, matching, rank order, short answer, long answer, fill in the blank, and a rating scale. 
  3. Type your poll question.

    Note: Zoom polls and quizzes typically contain one question. However, additional questions could be added by clicking + Add Question, found below the question editor. 
  4. Add response choices.
  5. Click + Add Choice to create additional response choices.
  6. Select whether you would like the question to be required, to show response choices as a dropdown menu, or if you would like to create breakout rooms based on participant responses. 

    Note: To create breakout rooms based on participant responses, "Allow host to create breakout rooms from poll results" must be enabled in Settings > Meeting > In Meeting (Basic).
  7. Use the toggle switch to turn your poll into a quiz with a correct answer. To set the correct answer for a quiz, click Please set answer, choose the correct response(s) and click Done.
  8. Click the gear icon for the option to require anonymous answers.
  9. Upload an image for the question.
  10. Click the ellipsis in the bottom right corner to duplicate or delete a question.

    Note: Polls and quizzes can also be deleted from the Surveys library or while in a meeting.
  11. Preview the poll.
  12. Click Save to save the poll/quiz or click the ellipsis next to the Save button to save as a draft. Draft polls appear in the Surveys library as shown in the example below. Draft polls and quizzes are not available for launch in meetings. 

draft Zoom poll in Surveys library

How to Create a Survey in the Surveys Library

After accessing Surveys, click the + Create button. 

+Create button image

Select Survey and click Create. 

select to create a Zoom survey

Complete the steps shown in the image and described below as applicable. 

Zoom survey settings

  1. Give the survey a unique, identifiable title. Consider including Course#:Day, Week or Session#  (e.g. C123:W1). 
  2. Choose the question type. Question types include: single choice, multiple choice, matching, rank order, short answer, long answer, fill in the blank, and a rating scale. 
  3. Type your survey question. Additional questions can be added to the survey by clicking + Add Question, located under the question editor. 
  4. Add response choices or choose the character limit for typed responses. 
  5. Click + Add Choice to create additional response choices.
  6. Select whether you would like the question to be required, and if response choices will be shown as a dropdown menu.
  7. Select the gear icon for the following options: require answers to be anonymous, number survey questions, show the question type to the viewer, and customize the survey submission message. 
  8. Select your survey theme including the background color and header image.
  9. Upload an image to the question.
  10. Click the ellipsis in the bottom right corner to duplicate or delete the question or add skip logic. 
  11. Preview the survey.
  12. Click Save to save the survey and obtain a survey link to share, or click the ellipsis next to the Save button to save as a draft. Survey links may also be found for saved, published surveys in the Surveys library. Draft surveys appear in the Surveys library as shown in the example below. Draft surveys cannot be published or added to meetings. 

draft Zoom survey in Zoom Survey library

      Application and Limitations

      Use Zoom Surveys to create, store, and manage Zoom polls, quizzes, and surveys. Zoom polls and quizzes are launched within a Zoom meeting without the need for switching between applications. A survey can be added to a meeting and automatically sent to participants when the meeting ends. 

      Avoid this Pitfall

      Create a strong naming convention for your polls and quizzes to easily locate and launch the one(s) you need in a Zoom meeting. 

      Resources

      Managing Zoom Surveys as user

      Using post-survey meeting and reporting (includes how to add a Zoom survey to a meeting)

      Conducting polls in meetings

      Understanding question types for surveys, polls, and quizzes



      KeywordsInterpro, LDT, Zoom, Surveys, poll library, polls, quizzes, quiz   Doc ID133122
      OwnerMichelle B.GroupInterdisciplinary Professional Programs
      College of Engineering
      Created2023-12-01 12:12:30Updated2024-01-08 15:31:02
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