In Outlook, you could attach voting buttons to a message to get a yes/no response from the recipients. I have a user asking me how to do this in Gmail after we have migrated from exchange to Google Apps.
Outlook users would see them if the message format was RTF, but Outlook will generally drop to HTML for internet addresses. Plus the exchange server can make the conversion, if outlook doesn’t. So question one: do voting buttons not work across domains?
You should be wondering “Do voting buttons appear for private Gmail users?”
This is what we stumbled across. i set up the voting buttons as normal and sent the mail, but everyone told me the voting buttons never appeared. As a test I noticed the buttons didn’t appear for private GMail users.
How to use voting buttons in Outlook 2007?
Step 2: In the Message Window, click the Use Voting Buttons button in the Tracking group on the Options tab. Step 3: There are three kinds of voting buttons, please select one:.
Another frequently asked question is “How to vote in Outlook email?”.
Step 1: Select the email message with voting button, and show it in Reading Pane. Step 2: Click the text of Click here to vote above the message header. Note: In Outlook 2013, the voting message stays below the message header.
Get into the Sent Items folder, and open the email you sent with voting button. Then click Tracking in the Show group under Message tab. Note: The Tracking only appears after one recipient replied the email with his or her own vote. After clicking Tracking, you will see the voting response is listed in the Message window.
Is there a way to send email to external with voting buttons?
Everything works fine internally but external Outlook recipients do not see the voting buttons. As long as the message is in RTF or HTML format it should work.
You might be thinking “Do voting buttons work with external addresses?”
(As a small aside the reason I was using voting buttons was because my meeting request was being refused too. It just never appeared in the inbox of ANY invitees – also odd!) Click to expand They are best for internal mail, but done right, they will work with some external addresses – but only in Outlook.
How do I vote on a poll in outlook?
Voting on a Poll Open Outlook. Double-click the message that contains the poll. Click the Message tab. Click the option you want.
When I was writing we ran into the query “How do outlook polls work?”.
In the body of your Outlook email, add questions and options for single or multiple answers. Once you send the message, recipients vote directly in email or click on a handy included link and vote in a browser window. You can then quickly check poll results in the voting card.
There are a few reasons why recipients may not see the poll in their email message and, instead, receive a link to the poll, which will direct them to vote in a browser. Your poll may be too lengthy (e. g. title is too long or there are too many options).
How to create a poll in Outlook. With your Outlook inbox open, click on “New Email.”. In your new email message, click on the “Options” tab. Click on “Use Voting Buttons,” located right underneath “Options.”. Select one of the poll options from the predetermined list by clicking on the one you want.
How do I view responses to my Poll?
To view responses to your poll, open the message you’ve sent in the process above. In the “Messages” tab, click “Tracking” to find a list of responders and their responses. (The list will only appear once someone has responded.).