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Can Viva Engage Polls Allow Multiple Answers?

Maira Mehtab Sep 22, 2026 869 views

Question details

The user wants to know if it is possible to allow respondents to select more than one option when voting in a Viva Engage poll.

Product: Viva Engage
Device & OS: not provided
Scenario: Creating a community poll to gather comprehensive feedback where respondents might need to choose multiple applicable answers.
Observed behavior: Viva Engage polls currently only support single-choice answers natively, preventing users from selecting multiple options.

Before you start

Before proceeding, consider whether your community feedback requires a quick single-choice vote within Viva Engage or a more detailed multiple-selection survey using an external tool.

Solution 1Recommended

Use Microsoft Forms as a Workaround

Since Viva Engage does not natively support multiple-choice selections in polls, you can create a flexible poll using Microsoft Forms and share the link in your Viva Engage community.

Microsoft Forms is included in most Microsoft 365 plans and provides advanced polling features, including the ability to allow multiple answers, making it the perfect workaround for Viva Engage limitations.

Create a new form

Go to Microsoft Forms online and click on 'New Form' to start creating your poll.

Add a choice question

Click 'Add new', select 'Choice', and type your poll question along with the available options.

Enable multiple answers

At the bottom of the question card, toggle the 'Multiple answers' switch to the 'On' position.

Share the poll in Viva Engage

Click the 'Collect responses' button, copy the generated link, and paste it into a new post in your Viva Engage community for users to vote.

Link Preview: When you paste the Microsoft Forms link into Viva Engage, it will automatically generate a clickable preview card, making it highly visible to your community.

Solution 2

Submit Feature Feedback to Microsoft

If you want this feature added natively to Viva Engage, you can vote for it or submit a new request in the official Microsoft Feedback Portal.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I convert an existing single-choice Viva Engage poll to multiple-choice?

No. Once a poll is created natively in Viva Engage, it is restricted to single-choice answers and cannot be converted. You will need to create a new poll using a workaround like Microsoft Forms.

Will Microsoft add multiple-answer polls directly to Viva Engage?

Microsoft regularly updates its platforms based on user feedback, but there is no confirmed timeline for this specific feature. Voting on the Microsoft Feedback Portal increases the chances of it being added.

Can I embed a Microsoft Form directly into a Viva Engage post?

While the interactive form itself cannot be embedded directly into the feed, pasting the link into a Viva Engage post creates a rich preview card. Users simply click the card to open the form and cast their multiple votes.

Are Microsoft Forms responses anonymous like some Viva Engage polls?

By default, Microsoft Forms records the names of respondents within your organization. However, you can change the form settings to 'Record name' unchecked, which makes the poll completely anonymous before you share it in Viva Engage.

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