Google Forms

A web-based software that is used for data collection purposes to build forms. Google Forms
may be used by students and teachers to make surveys, quizzes, or event registration sheets.

To create online surveys and quizzes, you can use Google Forms and send them to other people.
Use your computer, android phone, iPhone, and iPod to create and design it.

Step 1: Sign in or create Google Account

Step 2: Create a form from Google Drive When you create a Google Form, it’s saved in Google Drive. To
create a form directly from Google Drive:

1. On a computer, go to google.com.

2. In the top right-hand side, click Google apps and then the Google Drive.

3. Click + New at the left-hand side and > Google Forms

4. Click Blank form or from a template > a new form will open.

Step 3: Edit and format a form or survey You can add, edit, or format text, images, or videos in a form.

Click the Palette icon to change your survey's color or add a photo to the header.
Under the Palette icon is the Theme Options:

• Header – you can upload or use the existing theme or photo.

• Color – you can choose the theme and background color of your form.

• Font style – you can choose a style of letter.

Step 4. Select an option for how the question will be answered. For all options except for Short answer,
Paragraph, Date and Time, you'll have to write in options for answers.

• Short answer and Paragraph give recipients a blank field to fill in.

• Multiple choice lets users select one answer from a series of options, while Checkboxes allows
users to select multiple answers. You can be use the Grid that contains sub-questions with similar
options.

• Dropdown gives recipients a field to click that reveals a menu they will select an answer from.
• Linear scale allows users to answer by selecting a rating from a range such as 1 to 5.

• Date and Time allow recipients to select a date or time.

Step 5. Click the Eye icon to preview your survey.

Step 6. Click the Gear icon to access survey settings.

a. General setting

• Collect email addresses – audience an request a response receipts if respondent

requests it or always.

• Requires sign in – you can limit your response by using only their Google account or
other account.

• Respondents can – edit their response after submitting or see summary charts and
text responses.

b. Presentation Setting

• Show the progress bar – to view the data and summary of the respondents.

• Shuffle question order – can be randomly reorder.

• Show link to submit another response – allows the user to answer the same.

Step 7. Click Send form button.

The send form dialog box is on the top right-hand side. You can edit the option as you see.

Send form: you can click the collect email address so that in your future survey you can use
their email to send another survey of your page.

• Email – allows the form to be shared via email. Add message and include the form

• Link to share – includes the URL that you can share on your website or page.
 • Embed HTML – contains an embed code to attach your HTML. Then copy the link.

• Share link via – allows you to share the link to the affiliated social media like Facebook and
Twitter.

• AddCollaborators– allows to edit your form, it is necessary for those who are working in
groups.

Analyzing Your Google Forms Result

The summary of the responses is the best way of viewing the outcome. Go back to your Google
Drive and check your created survey form and click on Responses > Summary. You can browse and
check the results of your survey and it is automatically generated by Google forms by the built-in
features like creating a chart for your data.