This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Microsoft 365 screen reader support content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use Outlook for Mac with your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to create and add a Microsoft Forms poll to an email message. You'll also learn how to check the poll results straight from your email.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.
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Create a poll
You can create a new poll straight from an Outlook email message.
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Sign in to your Microsoft Forms account as instructed in the "Open and sign in to Microsoft Forms" section in Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms.
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In the Outlook email message you're composing, press Shift+Tab until you hear "More items button," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.
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Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Poll," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar. The Poll pane opens. The focus is in the Input your question field.
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Type the poll question.
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To add the first answer option, press the Tab key once. You hear: "Option. Please enter a name for this option." Type the option text. To add the second answer option, press the Tab key until you hear "Option. Please enter a name for this option," and type the option.
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To add additional answer options, press the Tab key until you hear "Add option," press Control+Option+Spacebar, and type the option. Repeat this step for all additional answer options you want to add.
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If you want to allow the responders to select multiple answers, press the Tab key until you reach the Multiple answers button, and press Control+Option+Spacebar.
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When your poll is ready, press the Tab key until you hear "Next button," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.
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The preview of the poll opens. To navigate the preview, press Control+Option+Left or Right arrow key.
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To insert the poll to your email message, press the Tab key until you hear "Add to email," and press Control+Option+Spacebar. For the respondents within your organization the poll will be shown in the body of the email. The respondents outside your organization will get a link that directs them to vote in a browser.
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You can now add the respondents' email addresses, any additional message you have for them, and send the email.
The poll question is automatically added as the subject of your message. Your email address is added to the Cc field.
You will receive a copy of the email. Keep this email if you want to use Outlook to check the responses.
Check the responses
You can check the responses directly from Outlook. Alternatively, you can review the responses in Microsoft Forms. For instructions, go to Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms.
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Go to and open the copy of the email that you received after sending the email with the poll.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "View results," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.
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To read the results from the top of the message, press Control+Option+A.
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To refresh the results, press the Tab key until you reach the Refresh button, and press Control+Option+Spacebar.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a poll in Outlook (Windows, Web)
Use a screen reader to format text in your email in Outlook
Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms
Keyboard shortcuts for Outlook
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Basic tasks using a screen reader with email in Outlook
Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms
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