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Polls
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You can run polls in your course to gauge students' responses to different questions.
You can run polls in your course so that your students can share opinions on different questions.
.. image:: /Images/PollExample.png
Note that creating a poll requires you to export your course, edit it in a text editor, and then re-import your course. We recommend that you create a backup copy of your course before you create the poll.
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Terminology
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In the **Course Outline** view, your content is arranged in sections, subsections, units, and components. When you edit your course in a text editor, sections are **chapters**, subsections are **sequentials**, units are **verticals**, and components are **videos**, **HTMLs**, **problems**, or **discussions**.
.. _Create a Poll:
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Create a Poll
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#. In the unit where you want to create the poll, create components that contain all the content that you want *except* for the poll.
#. Export your course. For information about how to do this, see :ref:`Exporting and Importing a Course`. Save your course in a memorable location so that you can find it easily.
#. Locate the .tar.gz file that contains your course, and then unpack the file.
- To do this on a Windows computer, you'll need to download a third-party program. For more information, see `How to Unpack a tar File in Windows <http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/How_to_unpack_a_tar_file_in_Windows>`_, `How to Extract a Gz File <http://www.wikihow.com/Extract-a-Gz-File>`_, `The gzip Home Page <http://www.gzip.org/>`_, or the `Windows <http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/how-to-open-tar-gz-files/#windows>`_ section of the `How to Open .tar.gz Files` <http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/how-to-open-tar-gz-files/>`_ page.
- For information about how to do this on a Mac, see the `Mac OS X <http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/how-to-open-tar-gz-files/#mac-os-x>`_ section of the `How to Open .tar.gz Files` <http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/how-to-open-tar-gz-files/>`_ page.
Create a Unit all the Components you want other than the polls (see "Regular Section" for an example of a pre-poll section).
Export the tarball of your course ("Tools")
Find the problem you wish to edit in the "verticals" folder. Open it with a text editor (an editor such as Sublime 2 is geared towards programming).