How to Make a Google Form / Google Survey

Google Forms is a web-based application that allows you to create and share online forms and use as a free survey maker with multiple question types. You can use Google Forms for various purposes, such as collecting feedback, conducting research, organizing events, testing knowledge, and more. Google Forms is part of the Google Workspace suite of productivity tools that integrates with other Google services like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Sheets. With Google Forms, you can easily design your forms with different themes and settings, send them to your target audience via email or link, analyze the responses in real-time or export them to Google Sheets for further analysis.

Features of Google Forms

• Templates: Users can choose from a variety of prebuilt templates for different purposes, such as feedback, registration, order form, etc. or create their own custom forms from scratch.
• Question types: Users can add different types of questions to their forms, such as multiple choice, checkbox, short answer, paragraph, dropdown, linear scale, date, time, file upload and more.
• Conditional logic: Users can set up branching logic to show or hide questions based on previous answers. This can help create personalized and dynamic forms for different respondents.
• Integration: Users can integrate their forms with other Google products such as Google Sheets (to store and analyze responses), Google Calendar (to schedule events), Google Drive (to store files), Gmail (to send notifications), Google Slides (to present results) and more.
• Customization: Users can customize the appearance and style of their forms by adding images, videos, logos, themes and fonts. They can also use add-ons and plug-ins to enhance the functionality and design of their forms.

Here we show you how you can create Google Forms, share your Google survey and how to generate a results view.

How to Create a Google Form via the Google Forms Web App

Open the Google Forms page and follow the steps below to make your own Google Form.

1. Option 1: Click “Blank” to create a Google Form from scratch
    
   
   
2. Option 2: Choose a Google Forms template from the “Template Gallery”
    
   
   
3. Click on the Google Form template to start editing and adapting it
    
   Alternatively you can open one of the shown example drafts and change them to fit your needs. On the Google Workspace Marketplace, you can find more Google Forms templates and additions to include more features.
    
   
   

How to Create a Google Form via Google Drive

You can also create a Google Form inside Google Drive via “My Drive – Google Forms – Blan form/Blank quiz/From a template”. This will redirect you to the respective view of the Google Forms web app.

How to Create a Google Form via Google Sheets

You can also create a Google Form inside Google Sheets via “Tools – Create a new form”. This will redirect you to the respective view of the Google Forms web app.

How to Edit a Google Form Adding Multiple Choice Questions, Checkboxes and Dropdown

To edit a Google Form and add different types of questions, follow these steps:

1. Click on the plus icon (+) at the bottom right corner to add a new question and the arrow next to “Multiple choice”
    
   
   
2. Choose the type of question you want to add from the drop-down menu
    
   You can choose from multiple choice, checkboxes, dropdown, and select how the answer options should be presented.
    
   

How to Add Images and Videos to a Google Form

Google Forms allows you to add images and videos to your form questions, answers or descriptions.

1. To add an image, click on the question and then on the image symbol
    
   
   
2. Add your image to Google Forms via upload, from the camera, by URL or via Google Photos, Google Drive or Google Image Search
    
   
   
3. To add a video to your Google Form, click on the question and then on the video symbol
    
   

How to Add Titles and Sections in Google Forms

itles and sections are two ways to organize and structure your Google Forms. Titles are used to name your form and provide a brief introduction or overview of its purpose. Sections are used to divide your form into logical parts and group related questions together. You can add titles and sections by clicking on the icons at the bottom right of the form editor. Titles and sections can help you create clear and user-friendly forms that are easy to fill out and analyze.

1. Click on the letter Symbol to add the first title to your Google Form
    
   
   
2. Replace “Untitled Title” with your own title
    
   
   
3. To create a new section in your Google Form, click on the sections symbol on the bottom right
    
   You can replace “Untitled Section” with your section title and add another title and questions to your section.
    
   

How to Change Your Google Form Settings

You can customize your form with different settings and options for responses and how the Google form is presented to suit your needs.

1. Click “Settings” and enable the options you want to be active for your Google Form
   If you activate “Make this a quiz” you can use specific settings. These include options such as adding a title and description, changing the theme and color scheme, adding images or videos, and customizing the confirmation message.

   “Response”

   settings include options such as accepting or closing responses, viewing summary charts and text responses, deleting or downloading responses and linking to spreadsheets or other forms.

   
   

2. Choose the “Presentation” settings
    
   “Presentation” settings include options such as adding a title and description, changing the theme and color scheme, adding images or videos, and customizing the confirmation message.
    
   
   
   

How to Share a Google Form

There are different ways to share Google Forms with others, depending on your purpose and audience: via email, copying a link to your form, or embed your form on a website or blog. You can also share your form on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

If you want to extend the functionality of your form with add-ons, you can use the More button (three vertical dots) at the top right of the form. You can browse and install various add-ons that can help you with tasks such as sending customized emails, creating charts and reports, or integrating with other apps such as Zapier.

1. Click the sharing button
    
   
   
2. Select how you want to share your Google Form
    
   You can invite people by entering their email addresses or by copying a link that gives them access to edit your form. You can also change their permissions from editors to viewers or commenters.
    
   

How to View and Save Responses for Google Forms

You can view and save the responses of your form in different ways. One way is to use the “Responses” tab in your form editor. There you can see a summary of all the responses, individual responses, or download them as a CSV file. Another way is to link your form to a Google Sheet. This will automatically save all the responses in a spreadsheet that you can access and edit anytime. To do this, click on the Responses tab, then click on the green spreadsheet icon and select Create spreadsheet or Select existing spreadsheet. You can also view and save your form responses in your Google Drive folder where your form is stored.