How To Use Google Docs - Forms

How to Use Google Docs: Forms
Content
Getting Started
Create Form
Share Form
Collect Data
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Scope
Strictly covers the “Form” option of Google Docs

Scope
Does not cover creating Microsoft Office-like

(Word, Excel, Powerpoint) files

Scope
There is another tutorial “Google Docs – Office

Tools” for that

Google Docs?
A Google service where one can

create/modify/download documents and
forms

The “Form” can be used for data-gathering
purposes (surveys, RSVPs)

Getting Started

Go to “docs.google.com”

Use your Google/Gmail account as log-in

See Home Screen after login

Click to create a new Doc item
Dropbox
appears

Click “Form”

An extra window/tab appears

Specify name of form

Add notes and instructions to aid the user

Now to add a question

There is one premade

Specify question here

Add help text

Choose question type

Complete the question's details

Instructions are built-in into the question for one
to follow

Details needed depend on the type

Tick this to make the answer required

To edit a question

Below the first question is another
premade question

Hover here and click the pencil icon to edit

The first question is out of edit mode

Now the second question is in edit mode

To edit a question

Below the first question is another
premade question

Hover here and click the pencil icon to edit

The first question is out of edit mode

Now the second question is in edit mode

Build up the question

Click “Done” on a question

See the question in final form

You can keep editing if wanted

But to make more questions...

Click Add Item > (Question type of choice)

Another question to edit appears

Now check out two other tools in Form-
making

Section header

A header form appears

A header divides a set of questions

For example, have a header for color-related
and shape-related questions

Page break

A page break form appears

Here is another page to add questions

Here are extra buttons beside Edit

Duplicate: Makes another question of the
same type, ready for editing

Delete: Delete a question, header or page
break

When everything's done...

Click “Save”

Now to collect responses

Share Form

Click “Email this form”

Enter recepient emails

Tick this to see your form on the email

Click “Send”

Recepients should receive an email to answer
the form

Tip: Test your form by sending a copy to yourself

Alternate: Copy and paste the link below
an open form

It leads you to the actual form for input

Collect Data

Click “See responses”

Choose from either

Summary

Or

Spreadsheet

Note: Spreadsheet is editable

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How to Use Google Docs: Forms

© Jason San Diego / 2011 2

Strictly covers the “Form” option of Google Docs

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Does not cover creating Microsoft Office-like

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There is another tutorial “Google Docs – Office

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A Google service where one can

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