RCWeb Poll

Poll is the shared-screen display for a live multiple-choice poll. Open it on the TV, projector, laptop, or other room display. Participants use the poll-c control app on their phones to vote, change their vote, or set up the next poll.

Use Poll for quick decisions, icebreakers, preference checks, group feedback, or any situation where a room needs one visible result chart.

Start A Poll

1. Open /poll/ on the shared display.
2. Leave the display visible while people join.
3. Ask participants to scan the QR code panel. It opens /poll-c/ in the same room.
4. Participants tap an answer on their phones.
5. Watch the chart update live as responses arrive.

The display starts with a bundled icebreaker poll. Each time the display is loaded, it chooses a random starting point in that bundled list.

What People See

The shared display shows:

• The QR code for joining with poll-c.
• The current question.
• The active answer choices.
• A live bar chart for each answer.
• The response count and percentage for each answer.
• The total number of responses.
• The room connection status and client count.

Voting

Each phone has one active response. If someone taps a different answer, their vote moves to the new answer instead of adding a second vote.

Votes appear on the display immediately. The bars resize, counts change, and percentages recalculate as the room responds.

Set Up A Custom Poll

Use a phone running poll-c:

1. Tap Setup.
2. Enter the question.
3. Enter up to 5 answer choices.
4. Tap Apply.
5. Confirm the in-page confirmation dialog.

Blank answer rows are ignored. At least one answer is required. Applying setup starts a fresh poll and clears the old response counts.

Use A Bundled Random Poll

Use a phone running poll-c:

1. Tap Setup.
2. Tap Random poll below the Apply/Cancel controls.

The display advances through the bundled poll list in order from its random starting point. It does not repeat a bundled poll until the list has been used. Starting a bundled poll clears the old response counts.

During The Session

• Keep /poll/ open on the shared display.
• Let late joiners scan the QR code at any time.
• Ask participants to tap a different answer if they want to change their vote.
• Use Setup again whenever the room needs a new question.

Refreshes And Reconnects

Phones that join late receive the current question, answer choices, counts, and their selected answer if that phone has already voted.

If a phone refreshes, it usually keeps the same local participant ID and can continue changing its existing response.

If the display refreshes, it starts over with a bundled poll, empty counts, and a new random starting point.

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