Step by Step Instructions for Creating a Snap Poll
 

Step 1: Open the sidebar tool

  • On the editing templates window, click on the "Snap Poll" link under "Attachments" on the left.
    • Don't know how to get to the editing templates window? Click here for directions.

The following window will appear:

 

  • If no images are already attached to the section, a statement "There are currently no Snap Polls attached to this data item." will appear instead of the list of snap polls.
  • You can remove any existing snap poll by clicking on the delete (del) button.
  • To add the new snap poll, click on the "add new" button.
  • Step 2: Enter Information

    • The poll template will appear:

    • Enter a title for the poll in the Title text box.
    • Enter the polling question in the Question text box.
    • Choose how to represent results in the Results text box: as percentages, as raw numbers and percentages, or no results shown.
    • Choose the number of choices  for answering the poll question (up to 6) on the pull down Choices menu.
    • Enter the answer choices in the numbered text boxes that appear under the Choices menu.
    • For step by step instruction on how to use the Text Editing Tools, click here.

    Step 4: View formatting changes

    • Click on the blue "preview" button in the upper right of the screen.
    • Review your work
    • Return to the editing page by clicking "Return from Edit Mode" at the top of the page (above the banner). Do NOT use your back button on your browser to return or you will lose your work.

    Step 5: Apply all formatting 

    • Click on the green "apply" button in the upper right of the screen.

    Step 6: Sort images

    • If you have more than one image, sort them using the sort triangles to the right of each image name.
    • If you have only a single image, go to Step 8 below.

    Step 7: View changes

    • Click on the blue "preview" button in the upper right of the screen.
    • Review your work
    • Return to the editing page by clicking "Return from Edit Mode" at the top of the page (above the banner). Do NOT use your back button on your browser to return or you will lose your work.

    Step 8: Apply changes

    • Click on the green "apply" button in the upper right of the screen.

  • Step 9: View changes on website

    • Click the "View Site" link on the upper right of the banner.



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