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Google​ ​Forms​ ​Help​ ​Sheet

Create​ ​a​ ​new​ ​survey​ ​on​ ​your​ ​own​ ​or​ ​with​ ​others​ ​at​ ​the​ ​same​ ​time.​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​a​ ​variety of​ ​beautiful,​ ​pre-made​ ​themes​ ​or​ ​create​ ​your​ ​own.​ ​Analyze​ ​your​ ​results​ ​with​ ​handy​ ​graphs and​ ​Google​ ​Sheets.

Get​ ​Started The​ ​forms​ ​page​ ​(​https://forms.google.com​)​ ​allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​open​ ​form​ ​templates​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​new​ ​form,​ ​start with​ ​a​ ​blank​ ​or​ ​open​ ​a​ ​form​ ​you​ ​already​ ​have​ ​access​ ​to.

Build​ ​your​ ​form

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Question​ ​types,​ ​headers​ ​and​ ​page​ ​breaks Question​ ​Type

Detail Respondents​ ​provide​ ​short​ ​answers​ ​(name, address,​ ​etc.) Respondents​ ​provide​ ​longer​ ​answers​ ​(short answer,​ ​short​ ​essay) Respondents​ ​select​ ​one​ ​option​ ​from​ ​among several.​ ​ ​Can​ ​add​ ​an​ ​option​ ​for​ ​“other”​ ​and​ ​text box​ ​for​ ​entry. Respondents​ ​select​ ​as​ ​many​ ​options​ ​as​ ​they’d like​ ​(“check​ ​all​ ​that​ ​apply”).​ ​ ​Can​ ​add​ ​an​ ​option​ ​for “other”​ ​and​ ​text​ ​box​ ​for​ ​entry. Respondents​ ​select​ ​one​ ​option​ ​from​ ​a​ ​dropdown menu. Respondents​ ​rank​ ​something​ ​along​ ​a​ ​scale​ ​of numbers​ ​(e.g.,​ ​from​ ​1​ ​to​ ​5).​ ​Scale​ ​points​ ​can​ ​be labelled. Respondents​ ​select​ ​a​ ​point​ ​from​ ​a two-dimensional​ ​grid.​ ​Can​ ​require​ ​one​ ​response per​ ​row.​ ​Rows​ ​and​ ​columns​ ​can​ ​be​ ​labelled. Respondents​ ​use​ ​a​ ​calendar​ ​picker​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​a date. Respondents​ ​select​ ​a​ ​time​ ​(either​ ​a​ ​time​ ​of​ ​day​ ​or a​ ​duration​ ​of​ ​time).

You​ ​can​ ​use​ ​the​ ​Required​ ​setting​ ​on​ ​each​ ​question​ ​to​ ​require​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is​ ​answered​ ​before​ ​the​ ​form​ ​can​ ​be submitted.​ ​ ​Some​ ​questions​ ​can​ ​be​ ​required,​ ​others​ ​can​ ​be​ ​optional.

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Form​ ​structure

Your​ ​forms​ ​can​ ​have​ ​multiple​ ​sections​ ​and​ ​can​ ​be​ ​branching​ ​depending​ ​on​ ​the​ ​responses​ ​to​ ​particular questions.

Adding​ ​a​ ​Section Clicking​ ​ ​ ​will​ ​create​ ​a​ ​new​ ​section.​ ​ ​For​ ​each​ ​section,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​add​ ​both​ ​a​ ​section​ ​title​ ​and​ ​a section​ ​description​ ​into​ ​the​ ​section​ ​header.

You​ ​can​ ​use​ ​questions​ ​to​ ​select​ ​the​ ​next​ ​section​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​in​ ​your​ ​form.​ ​You​ ​need​ ​to​ ​use​ ​the​ ​question menu​ ​icon​ ​to​ ​tick​ ​the​ ​Go​ ​to​ ​section​ ​based​ ​on​ ​answer​​ ​option.

This​ ​then​ ​makes​ ​the​ ​options​ ​available​ ​in​ ​the​ ​questions​ ​e.g.

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Settings​ ​for​ ​your​ ​form You​ ​can​ ​set​ ​settings​ ​for​ ​your​ ​form​ ​from​ ​the​ ​settings​ ​cog.

Who​ ​can​ ​respond?

You​ ​can​ ​set​ ​the​ ​form​ ​so​ ​it​ ​can​ ​only​ ​be​ ​completed​ ​only​ ​be​ ​users​ ​with​ ​an​ ​ab-ed.org​ ​account​ ​or​ ​you​ ​can make​ ​the​ ​form​ ​so​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​completed​ ​by​ ​anyone​ ​with​ ​the​ ​link​ ​to​ ​it.

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You​ ​can​ ​collect​ ​a​ ​respondents​ ​ab-ed.org​ ​address​ ​and​ ​limited​ ​each​ ​respondent​ ​to​ ​just​ ​one​ ​response. You​ ​can​ ​show​ ​a​ ​link​ ​so​ ​respondents​ ​can​ ​complete​ ​the​ ​form​ ​again​ ​once​ ​it​ ​is​ ​submitted,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​allow respondents​ ​to​ ​edit​ ​their​ ​responses​ ​and​ ​allow​ ​them​ ​to​ ​see​ ​a​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​all​ ​responses.

Collaborating​ ​with​ ​your​ ​form You​ ​can​ ​add​ ​others​ ​to​ ​collaborate​ ​with​ ​you​ ​on​ ​creating​ ​your​ ​form​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​the​ ​menu​ ​icon​ ​ top​ ​right​ ​of​ ​the​ ​screen.

You​ ​can​ ​then​ ​select​ ​ you​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​collaborate​ ​with.

in​ ​the

and​ ​use​ ​the​ ​directory​ ​to​ ​find​ ​other​ ​staff​ ​or​ ​pupils

Sharing​ ​your​ ​form​ ​to​ ​be​ ​completed

Your​ ​form​ ​can​ ​be​ ​sent​ ​as​ ​an​ ​email,​ ​shared​ ​as​ ​a​ ​link​ ​or​ ​embed​ ​in​ ​website​ ​using​ ​an​ ​embed​ ​code.​ ​You​ ​can also​ ​publish​ ​it​ ​to​ ​Google+,​ ​Facebook​ ​and/or​ ​Twitter. Click​ ​the​ ​Send​​ ​button​ ​to​ ​view​ ​the​ ​options​ ​for​ ​sharing​ ​the​ ​form​ ​for​ ​completion.

To​ ​add​ ​a​ ​Form​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Classroom​ ​select​ ​the​ ​link​ ​option,​ ​copy​ ​the​ ​Link​ ​and​ ​paste​ ​it​ ​into​ ​your​ ​Google Classroom.​ ​Remember​ ​to​ ​shorten​ ​the​ ​URL​ ​to​ ​make​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​to​ ​manage.

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View​ ​responses

You​ ​can​ ​view​ ​responses​ ​by​ ​selecting​ ​the​ ​Responses​​ ​option​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​the​ ​form.

Responses​ ​will​ ​be​ ​automatically​ ​collated​ ​and​ ​presented​ ​in​ ​graphics/charts​ ​where​ ​appropriate. You​ ​can​ ​choose​ ​where​ ​to​ ​collect​ ​your​ ​responses​ ​if​ ​you​ ​wish​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​on​ ​the​ s ​ heets​​ ​icon.

You​ ​can​ ​store​ ​the​ ​data​ ​in​ ​a​ ​spreadsheet​ ​for​ ​further​ ​analysis.

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