Spencer Wade's latest - 'nuff said!

Spencer Wade's latest - 'nuff said!

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Highlights of the G+ Help File - Sharing Tab: Polls on Google+

Now that we’ve completed our dive into the Google+ Settings Tab, it’s time to briefly cover a few areas in the Sharing Tab. Most of the material here has been covered before – by myself and others – so there’s really no need to go into anything more than a cursory glance at each. As you can clearly see, the first three topics are all about sharing a post on the platform and deleting it. This is a step-by-step outline for newbies to go through before they post for the first time. There may even be a few helpful tips an experienced user could pick out, but that’s down to the individual. For me, any help file is worth a look.

The first topic we’re going to take an in-depth look at in Sharing is Polls on Google+. This is a great way to gauge the opinion of your network and, maybe, have some fun in the process. You can include up to five options to include and it couldn’t be simpler to create and share. Polls can be created from your personal profile or from a Google+ Page. All you have to do to begin is click “What’s new with you?” as you would to post a normal status update. You’ll see the normal box open with the small icons at the bottom left. The third meter icon is for creating polls.

Once you’ve decided to make a poll you’ll be presented with a box where you can select the Choices you want to include – up to five in total. You can click on the Camera icon to add a background image for your poll, or click on the right half of the photo to select a separate image for each Choice. Now you just have to choose the audience for your poll and click Post. It’s that simple. There’s also a handy feature that allows you to view the results of your poll – including who voted and what percentage picked a specific choice.

Lastly, when creating a poll for Google+, it’s important to know the usage rights for any imagery you want to use. Just like with any post you share, you need to know the usage rights and policies in place to protect creators and their works. Making sure that an image is okay to use is easier with polls as the tool you use to create one has an image search function, but you need to double-check if you’re using an image you’ve found with search. Follow the link back to the source to be sure usage with modification is legitimate and, remember, always play it safe when using images that are not your own.

The Sharing Tab has quite a bit more information on Polls in Google+ - such as deleting images, who can see votes, etc. If you’re interested in learning more, I recommend perusing the entirety of the help file and familiarizing yourself with all of the relevant details. Google does a much better job of pointing out the minutiae than I can, so take a moment or two and learn more about Polls by visiting the link below.

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