Google forms guide
Accessing Google Forms
* Sign in to your Gmail account *Click on Google Apps in the top right corner *Scroll to find “Forms” and click on it
*Select preferred template\\
Creating a Form
Once you have selected a template:
*Enter the Title and a thorough description of what the survey is about and its objectives. *A section is a page. The survey can be split into various sections e.g. personal information, employment details, feedback on a specific topic *A section can have more than one question.
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General Settings
Depending on the objectives of your survey, you can change the following settings for best result
Restricting the users to trusted entities ensures your survey is filled by targeted users. (Security feature)
Click save when done editing the settings
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Distributing the Form
Click on **Send** on the top right corner
The google form can be sent via email, a shared link, embed html or social media
Email addresses are separated by a comma when many
To add people who can edit the form, click on “Add collaborators”. An email is sent to notify them of this
Analysing Responses
Choose whether or not you want to accept responses by using the toggle button
The results are converted into bar and pie charts for ease of analysis
Results can also be linked to an excel sheet which will be automatically saved to one’s google drive
Deleting Responses
One can delete the responses. However deleted responses cannot be recovered unless they were linked to an excel sheet
If that is the case, revert to a previous version of the sheet by clicking on **File -> version history -> see version history** within the excel sheet
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Saving the Form
Google forms are automatically saved to your google drive along with any changes made to the questions or settings
A preview feature is included to get a feel of the user experience