How to Create a Poll on a Facebook Event on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to add a multiple-choice poll to your Facebook event on an Android phone or tablet.

Steps

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    Open Facebook on your Android. It’s the blue icon with a white “f” inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
    • You can only add a poll to an event you're hosting. If you're not listed as a host, you cannot add a poll.
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    Tap the ≡ menu. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Tap Events. It’s the orange circle with a white calendar inside.
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    Tap the HOSTING tab. It’s the third tab at the top of the screen. This displays only the events you’re hosting.
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    Tap the event. This opens the event page.
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    Tap Say something…. This opens the “What’s on your mind?” screen, which displays some additional options at the bottom of the screen.
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    Swipe up on the options at the bottom of the screen. This expands even more options.
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    Tap Poll. It’s the green icon with a white bar graph inside. It’s one of the options in the list, and you may have to keep scrolling to find it.
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    Type the question for the poll. This goes into the “Ask your question” area near the top of the screen.
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    Enter the possible answers. Each answer should go into its own blank (Option 1, Option 2). These are the selections your attendees can choose from.
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    Select a duration from the “Poll Ends” menu. If you want to close the poll automatically after a certain period of time, make a selection from this menu.
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    Tap POST. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. The poll is now posted to the event. Invitees can view it and answer questions until the poll expires.

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Nicole Levine, MFA
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