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Creating a Survey in SharePoint

After you've created a site, you can create a survey to poll a group of people.

  1. Click on Site Actions and select Create .
  2. Select Survey under the Tracking section
  3. Enter a Name of the survey and an optional Description
  4. Choose whether you'd like to "Display the Survey on the Quick Launch." The Quick Launch is the bar on the left side of the site.
  5. Select No to "Show user names on Survey Results" if you want to preserve anonymity.
  6. Choose No to "Allow Multiple Responses" to ensure one response per user.
  7. Click Next to begin adding questions...
  8. Enter your first Question and select the Type of Answer to this question:
    • Single line of text - A one-line text box for short answers
    • Multiple lines of text - For open-ended, paragraph-sized answers
    • Choice - Multiple choice questions, from checkboxes, radio buttons, or dropdown lists
    • Rating Scale - For "On a scale of..." questions
    • Number - Only accepts number answers (good for age, zip, etc.)
    • Date and Time - Puts information in to Date/Time format
    • Yes/No (check box) - A variation on True/False, displays only Yes if box is checked
  9. Choose whether to require a response to this question.
  10. Your options will change on the remaining part of the screen depending upon the Type of Answer to this Question you selected.
  11. Select Next Question to add another question or click Finish to complete your quiz creation. You can add questions later by accessing the Survey Settings area.