Management gurus constantly tell us about the importance of good teamwork and decision making.

But how do you get a team to make a decision when you cant find most of the team members most of the time.

When they get the message and if they are also using Outlook, recipients can click a button to indicate their response.

Outlook automatically tallies the responses so that you can see which way the wind is blowing in your office.

Follow the pattern of the suggested choices; just separate your options with a semicolon.

If you want to ask people to vote on the lunch menu, for example, include a range of choices such as Pizza;Burgers;Salad.

Messages from people who chose Approve, for example, start with the word Approve; rejection messages start with the word Reject.

It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

It indicates a way to see more nav menu items inside the site menu by triggering the side menu to open and close.

Outlooks poll feature lets you select poll responses from a list or create your own.

If recipients dont have Outlook, they may not be able to view the poll options.

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Having everyone check a box on what time to schedule your next meeting or the best date to host this years family reunion can reduce the chaos and speed up the planning process.

The poll function is a great way to gauge the opinions of your friends, family, and co-workers efficiently, and setting one up is easier than youd expect.

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In the field next to Use voting buttons, type the options you want to make available for the poll.

In the Messages tab, click Tracking to find a list of responders and their responses.

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