How to Easily Create Online Forms
Step 1: Open Google Forms on your computer
Open your web browser, sign in to your Google account and Go to Google Forms.
Step 2: Click on the (+) Plus button to start a New Blank form
Start a new form by clicking on the +Plus button to start a new blank form or choose a template from the Template Gallery as per your requirement ( like Event Registration, Contact Information, RSVP, Find a Time, Party Invite, T-Shirt Sign Up, Order Form, Feedback form, etc ). As a newbie, we will begin with a blank form.
Step 3: Name your Untitled form
Give your form a suitable title. A new blank form looks like this.
How to Add Question in Google Form
When clicked, a new question is added to the existing form. We can put any question of our requirement and answer to it could be a Multiple choice, Checkboxes, Dropdown, File upload, Linear scale, Short answer or Paragraph type, or Date/Time.
Import question
This feature gives you the privilege to import questions from a previously created Google form by following three simple steps – (a)Select the form that contains the question to be imported, (b) Tick the checkboxes of the questions that you want to import, and lastly (c) Click “import questions”. This is very beneficial as it may save a lot of effort.
Preview Added Question
Add title and description – This feature adds a title and description-only segment where you may put some information regarding the form.
How to Add Image in Google Forms
This feature adds a title and image-only segment with options to align the image, change the image, and remove the image.
Preview Added Image
How to Add Video in Google Forms
This feature allows the user to add a YouTube video to the form. We can either search for a particular topic or add the URL of a specific video to the form. Moreover, we can also put up a caption on the video. Note that only YouTube videos can be added to Google Forms.
How to Add Sections in Google Forms
This feature creates an entirely different section or a sub-form (a form within a form ) giving the user an option to make a well-organized and segregated form as each section appears on a different page while the respondents fill the form.
- (7) Duplicate the question – This feature makes a copy of the question template.
- (8) Delete the question – This feature removes the question.
- (9) Mark it as required – This feature makes the question mandatory to be answered.
- (10) More options – Provides features like a short description of the question, setting up limits for responses, or making the question shuffled randomly each time the form gets opened.
Step 4: Adjust Form Settings
Go to Settings and make suitable modifications.
- Responses: Manage how responses are collected and protected – Collect email addresses, Limit to 1 response, Allow response editing, and Send responders a copy of their response.
- Make this a quiz: Creating a quiz and assigning point values, setting answers, and automatically providing feedback.
- Presentation: Manage how the form and responses are presented
- Default: Keeping Form and Question settings as default.
Step 5: Design your Form
This is an optional step. Make your Google form look attractive by adding a header image, theme, and background color or changing the font style from the options available. You may also put a progress bar that shows what percent of the form is answered by the user, change the default confirmation message that the user gets after form submission, put a link to submit another response or present the form as a Quiz.
Step 6: Send the Form
Click “send” at the top right, then choose how to share: email, Facebook, Twitter, or copy the link. You can add collaborators who can edit and share. Limit them to specific people or let anyone with the link edit.
Step 7: Study the Responses
Google Forms provides features to precisely and accurately visualize the information gathered in graphical representations like a pie chart. This makes Google Forms so promising and more often used as survey forms.
How To Create Google Form
Creating a Google Form is like setting up a digital questionnaire without any hassle. It’s like having your own easy-to-use tool to gather information or organize events. Let’s take a quick trip into the world of Google Forms, where you can design your forms effortlessly. I’ll walk you through the whole process, and you’ll see how simple it is to bring your ideas to life with just a few clicks!