How to Create a Survey in Forms

Google Forms is a feature of Google Office Suite. It allows users to create forms to capture information for surveys, event registrations, order forms, online quizzes, job applications, and more.

Google Forms allows customization of its forms with colors and photos, and automatically stores all your form data into a spreadsheet. It also coallates your data and provides simple charts and graphs to help you quickly measure data from your forms.

If you have a or email address, you have access to Google Forms.

Getting Started in Google Forms

1. To open this application, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/ or follow the instructions below.

2. Log into your Gmail account. In the top right corner, click on the grid of nine squares.

3. A menu will appear. Click on the purple icon labeled “Forms.”

If you do not see this icon, scroll to the bottom of the menu and click on “More from Google.” Scroll down the new page until you see the purple icon called “Forms” and click on it.

Creating a New Form

You should see something like this:

1. Under “Start a new form,” click on “Blank” (with the plus sign) to create a new custom survey, or click on any of the templates to start creating.

2. Name your survey, and describe the purpose of the survey. Click on “Untitled Form” and “Form description” to insert the information.

3. Add your first question. Click on “Untitled Question” to enter your question, and then use the dropdown menu to the right to select the type of response (multiple choice, etc.). You can add options for multiple choice questions, and if you wish to add a place for “other” responses (responses outside the provided responses), just click on “Add Other.”

Optional: Use the switch marked “Required” at the bottom right to mark the question as required.

Customizing your Form

1. You can use the plus sign on the menu on the right side to add questions, photos, videos, or divide your survey into sections.

2. If you’d like to customize the color and background of your survey, click on the artist palette at the top right of the page.

3. To adjust settings for your form, click on the gear wheel in the top right corner.

4. The settings options will allow you to limit how many times a respondent can complete the form, allow edits to the form, or view summary charts. You can also add items such as a progress bar by clicking on the “Presentation” tab at the top. Be sure to click “Save” when finished.

5. Click on the eye in the top right corner to preview your survey.

Sending your Form

1. To send out your form or survey, click the SEND button in the right hand corner.

2. You will then have three options: send out an email directly with the form (great for testing); get a link to your form (recommended); and get the HTML for embedding the form in your website.

You will also have two buttons allowing you to share the form on Facebook and Twitter, if you choose.

3. If you are surveying a large group, we recommend getting the link to your form and including it in an email to your membership. To get the link to your form, click on the chain icon to the right of “Send via.”

4. You can copy the link it provides and use it in your email or e-newsletter. You can also click on the box labeled “Shorten Link” to make the link more manageable. Click “Copy” and you’re ready to send it out!

Collecting and Viewing Responses

1. To view the responses, simply click on the “Responses” tab on your survey. You can view a summary of the responses, or view them one at a time.

2. To see each response, click on “Individual.”

3. You can also download an Excel spreadsheet of responses by clicking on the green spreadsheet button.

4. You can also adjust settings for receiving responses or get email notifications for new responses by clicking on the three dots beside the green spreadsheet button.

How to Create a Survey in Google Forms

Change colors and Preview survey. Click here to view survey background. Send your survey. responses.

Survey Title

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