<p>Create a voting item to help you gather collective feedback on new ideas, test new products, or pose other questions that help keep your team more informed. Voting provides valuable data that can help you to make more informed business decisions.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Usage Guidelines</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>To create a new voting item, follow these steps:</em></span><br /><br />1. Click the Groups tab on the left navigation bar.<br /><br />2. Click the Group Memberships icon. The Active Memberships page appears.<br /><br />3. Select the group in which you would like to create a new voting item. The Group homepage appears.<br /><br />4. To scroll down, click the arrow button. Click the Voting button. The Voting Items page appears.<br /><br />5. Click the new voting item button. The Create New Voting Item page appears. On this page follow the following options to create a new voting item:<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Title</strong></span><br /><br />Type the title of the voting item.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Question</strong></span><br /><br />Complete this space with the exact voting question that voters will have to answer. When members decide to vote, this question will be displayed above the available voting options.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Ending Date</strong></span><br /><br />The expiration date for the vote. Users will be unable to vote after the deadline. Set this expiration date by selecting the Month, Date, Year and set the time by picking the Hour, Minute and AM/PM for the deadline<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Option</strong></span><br /><br />You can set the options that are presented to users during the vote in this section. Type the name of the first option in the space provided next to the Option label. When you are finished typing the name of the option click the Add button to add the option to the Current Options region. Items in Current Options are displayed on the voting page for members to pick and vote.<br /><br />6. Select the Notify Members checkbox if you want to send an email message to all the members of your group that a new vote has been added.<br /><br />7. Click the Create Voting Item button to create a new vote and return to the Voting home page.</p>