How to Use Google Forms
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Google Forms is a fully featured data collection app, Make Your First Form Go to google.com/forms Collaboration Give specific people permission to edit. Allow anyone with a link to edit. Publish to the web. Quiz Mode Google Form offers simple design options for the forms color and themes. Choose from the templates, or a start from a blank slate. 1 2 Or you can create a form within a spreadsheet where you want to save the data. Tools > Create a Form Begin by playing with Google Form’s intuitive editor. Fill in the title, add a description if necessary, then start adding questions. Editing Your Form Add new section Add new title Add picture Add video Add section divider Use the floating sidebar to add more questions or media. Through the top right menu, you can: • Change the color scheme • Preview the form as visitors would see it • Share the form • Add collaborators • Include custom scripts Note: Quizzes only work with multiple choice, checkbox, and drop-down questions. Form Design Pick one of 15 colors. This color fills the header, and the background and accents change to complementary shades. Header Image Pick an image or upload from your computer. Sharing Your Form Prepare for Promotion Write a custom confirmation message. Settings > Presentation You can allow users to: • Submit another response • Edit their responses • See a summary of all responses Integrate Google Forms with 600+ 3rd Party Apps With Zapier integrations, you can connect your forms with over 600 3rd party apps. Connect your form with Google Sheets Connect it to Zapier Build the integrations you need Easy Automation for Busy People http://Zapier.com Use them for checkout pages, surveys, or directories, and much more. Trello Google Calendar JIRA Asana Get Notifications Popular Integrations Google Sheets (to save entries in multiple sheets) MySQL Airtable Text files in Dropbox HubSpot Salesforce Google Contacts MailChimp ActiveCampaign Aweber Email SMS Slack Save Entries in a Database Grow Your Mailing List Save New Contacts to Your CRM Turn Form Entries Into Tasks New form fields or edits to existing fields is immedately updated on the spreadsheet. New form changes won’t affect data already entered into the spreadsheet. Collecting Responses All responses are automatically stored in the Responses tab. For more analytical potential, link the form to Google Sheets. Link to a new spreadsheet Link to an existing spreadsheet free with any Google account . Multiple Choice • “Which do you prefer” questions • “Yes/No/Maybe” questions Field Options Logic Jumps Send people to specific sections based on their answer. Paragraph • Detailed Notes • Free-form Feedback Checkboxes • “Which do you agree with?” questions • “Select any that are correct” questions Dropdown • Questions like country you live in • Use to keep your form compact when you have many answer options Multiple Choice Grid Add questions to rows. Add options about these questions to columns. Date • Log activity • Schedule an event or appointment Time • Tracking activity duration Sections Long surveys can be overwhelming for users. If you have more than 5 questions, consider splitting your form up into sections. Short Answer • Names • Email addresses • URLs Linear Scale • Rank your experience • “How likely are you to…” questions 1 2 3 4 5 Note: 6+ columns require scrolling on desktop 3+ columns require scrolling on mobile. Long-answer text Question ...................................................................................... Option 1 Question Option 2 Option 1 Question Option 2 Descriptions: URLs in the description are clickable, even in a shortened format… Data Validation: Use in any form field to keep some control over the answers given. For example: URL – Ensures a valid URL is entered. Email – Ensures a valid email is entered. Text length – Keeps users more succinct. Number – Requires the answer is within certain ranges. For example: Email Embed the form into the email itself. Gmail users can fill it out within the email. Other email clients don’t support this feature. Include a short message with a link to the online form for non-Gmail users. Embed Add your form to your site with the HTML embed code. Share Social Get a Shortened goo.gl/forms/ linkto share easily on social networks. Learn online (no email required) or get it sent to your inbox in a variety of formats. Become an Expert in Forms & Surveys See more Visit our website: www.zapier.com or read more here: https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-google-forms/ Create a Template 1 2 3 4 Make a form Select Make a copy Save the URL of the copy Share with your team Make sure everyone makes their own copy to edit Choose when quiz-takers receive their results: a. Immediately b. Don’t release (requiring you to review the answers first) 1 2 3 Assign “credit” to each question Turn your form into a quiz Settings > Quizzes > Make this a quiz http://bit.ly/29A mUJI
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Transcript of How to Use Google Forms
Google Forms is a fully featured data collection app,
Make Your First Form
Go to google.com/forms
CollaborationGive specific people permission to edit.Allow anyone with a link to edit.Publish to the web.
Quiz Mode
Google Form offers simple designoptions for the forms color and themes.
Choose from the templates,or a start from a blank slate.1 2
Or you can create a form within a spreadsheet where you want to save the data.Tools > Create a Form
Begin by playing with Google Form’s intuitiveeditor. Fill in the title, add a descriptionif necessary, then start adding questions.
Editing Your Form
Add new section
Add new title
Add picture
Add video
Add section divider
Use the floating sidebar to addmore questions or media.
Through the top right menu, you can:
• Change the color scheme• Preview the form as visitors would see it• Share the form• Add collaborators• Include custom scripts
Note: Quizzes only work with multiplechoice, checkbox, and drop-down questions.
Form Design
Pick one of 15 colors. This color fillsthe header, and the backgroundand accents change to complementaryshades.
Header ImagePick an image or uploadfrom your computer.
Sharing Your Form
Prepare for PromotionWrite a custom confirmation message.Settings > Presentation
You can allow users to:• Submit another response• Edit their responses• See a summary of all responses
Integrate Google Forms with 600+3rd Party AppsWith Zapier integrations, you can connect your forms with over 600 3rd party apps.
Connect your formwith Google Sheets
Connect it to Zapier Build the integrationsyou need
Easy Automation for Busy People
http://Zapier.com
Use them for checkout pages, surveys, or directories, and much more.
TrelloGoogle CalendarJIRAAsana
GetNotifications
Popular Integrations
Google Sheets (to saveentries in multiple sheets)
MySQLAirtable
Text files in Dropbox
HubSpotSalesforce
Google Contacts
MailChimpActiveCampaignAweber
EmailSMSSlack
Save Entriesin a Database
Grow YourMailing List
Save New Contactsto Your CRM
Turn Form EntriesInto Tasks
New form fields or editsto existing fields is immedatelyupdated on the spreadsheet.
New form changes won’t affectdata already entered into thespreadsheet.
Collecting ResponsesAll responses are automatically stored in the Responses tab.
For more analytical potential, link the form to Google Sheets.
Link to a new spreadsheet
Link to an existing spreadsheet
free with any Google account.
Multiple Choice• “Which do you prefer” questions• “Yes/No/Maybe” questions
Field Options
Logic JumpsSend people to specific sectionsbased on their answer.
Paragraph• Detailed Notes• Free-form Feedback
Checkboxes• “Which do you agree with?” questions• “Select any that are correct” questions
Dropdown• Questions like countryyou live in• Use to keep your formcompact when you havemany answer options
Multiple Choice GridAdd questions to rows.Add options about thesequestions to columns.
Date• Log activity• Schedule an event or appointment
Time• Tracking activity duration
SectionsLong surveys can be overwhelmingfor users. If you have more than 5questions, consider splitting yourform up into sections.
Short Answer• Names• Email addresses• URLs
Linear Scale• Rank your experience• “How likely are you to…” questions
1 2 3 4 5
Note:6+ columns require scrolling on desktop3+ columns require scrolling on mobile.
Long-answer text
Question
......................................................................................
Option 1
Question
Option 2
Option 1
Question
Option 2
Descriptions:URLs in the descriptionare clickable, evenin a shortened format…
Data Validation:Use in any form field to keep somecontrol over the answers given.
For example:URL – Ensures a valid URL is entered.Email – Ensures a valid email is entered.Text length – Keeps users more succinct.Number – Requires the answer is withincertain ranges.
For example:
EmailEmbed the form into the email itself.Gmail users can fill it out within the email.
Other email clients don’t support thisfeature. Include a short message with a linkto the online form for non-Gmail users.
EmbedAdd your form to your sitewith the HTML embed code.
Share
SocialGet a Shortened goo.gl/forms/linkto share easily on socialnetworks.
Learn online (no email required) or get itsent to your inbox in a variety of formats.
Become an Expertin Forms & Surveys
See more
Visit our website: www.zapier.comor read more here: https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-google-forms/
Create a Template
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Make a form
Select Make a copy
Save the URL of the copy
Share with your teamMake sure everyone makestheir own copy to edit
Choose when quiz-takers receivetheir results:
a. Immediatelyb. Don’t release (requiringyou to review the answers first)
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3 Assign “credit” to each question
Turn your form into a quizSettings > Quizzes > Make this a quiz
http://bit.ly/29AmUJI
