Frequently Asked Questions
- 1.) How do epollarity™ polls work?
- 2.) Where do epollarity™ polls work?
- 3.) Are epollarity™ polls really FREE?
- 4.) What are epollarity™ PRO polls?
- 5.) How do I create an epollarity™ poll?
- 6.) What are "Tips"?
- 7.) How do I select a color?
- 8.) How do I activate an epollarity™ poll?
- 9.) Can I seed my results?
- 10.) How do I control voting multiple times?
- 11.) How do I place an epollarity™ poll on a website/email?
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epollarity™ polls are created using Adobe's Flash and are displayed using Flash Player. The flash file resides on our server and can be displayed on any website using some simple html code.
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epollarity™ polls can work anywhere flash is allowed. This includes any personal website, many community websites like MySpace® and Facebook®, and in emails depending on personal security settings.
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Yes! There are two kinds of epollarity™ polls. epollarity™ FREE polls allow [Insert FREE description].
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epollarity™ PRO polls allow for more control and for user created aspects.
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Anyone can visit the website and begin creating an epollarity™ poll by visiting either the Create an epollarity&trade FREE poll or Create an epollarity&trade PRO poll. The Create Poll page updates the poll settings in real time, so each change immedietly takes place and the poll can be previewed by clicking the "Preview Poll" button at the bottom of the page.
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On the poll create page there are several Tip links to the right of a given component. To view the tip simply hover over the tip and wait a moment for the tip to appear.
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There are two ways you can enter a color for the various poll components that require one. Each color has a square swatch and a text field which contains the hexidecimal value. If you are familiar with hexidecimal values you may directly enter the specific value you wish to use. If you are not familiar with them, or simply wish to use a color selector, simply click on the swatch and a color selecting tool will appear. On the color selecting tool there are set of basic colors on the right side you may select from, or you may design your own color by sliding the vertical "Hue" bar to your desired color range, and then slide the circle ( "Luminosity and Saturation" ) selector until your color is found.
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Once you are happy with the poll preview, click on the Activate poll button which appears below the preview. On this page you will be presented with before vote and after vote versions of the poll. The current results are just randomly generated, once the poll has been activated they will display the actual results remaining.
In order to activate any poll you must have an account. Accounts are free and no information will ever be shared or sold with advertisers. If epollarity™ ever decides to have a newsletter you will always have the opportunity to opt out of receipt. The only emails which will be sent are the account creation email, poll activation email, and poll conclusion email.
Once you have created an account, any polls which you have been working on will be assigned to it. In order to log back in with your new account you must click on the Verification link in the account activation email.
Returning to the Activate Poll page, you may now activate your poll. If it is a FREE poll simply click Activate Poll and the poll will be live. You will receive an email declaring this and will be directed to the My Polls page with the new poll information displayed.
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Yes, once a poll is activated you may seed the results. In order to seed your results, go to the My Polls page, find the poll you wish to seed, and click on Results. Enter in the seed amount for each choice and click "Update." You may remove, or change, these seedings at any time.
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There are three choices you can use for preventing, or allowing, multiple voting. One Vote Per Session prevents a user from voting twice until they have closed and restarted their browser. It is the most simple restriction, preventing rapid re-voting, while allowing your consistant visitors to vote multiple times. One Vote Per Cookie prevents the user from voting again until they have cleared out their cookies. This is a mid-range security that includes the previous One Vote Per Session restriction. A user who has a high interest in re-voting will be able to. One Vote Per IP prevents the same computer from voting multiple times. An IP address via Broadband generally remains the same for a few months. It is not a perfect method because of methods to disguise an IP, but for general usage it will provide a high level of multiple-voting prevention.
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In order to place a poll anywhere, go to the My Polls page and click on the "Code" button to the right of the poll you wish to place. A textarea will appear with 3 choices above it; "Website Code", "MySpace/Facebook Code", "Email IFRAME Code". Select which best describes where you are placing the code and the proper code will be displayed in the textarea. Click on the textarea and it will automatically be highlighted, copy by clicking CTRL + C. If you are placing it in a website, paste ( CTRL + V ) the code inside your html code at the locaiton you wish it to be. If you are placing it on a community website, paste it inside of the section desired. If you are placing it in an email, open the html section of the email and paste the code.