Tips to customize your forms

Modified on Thu, 7 Aug at 10:48 AM

Customize form responses

You can choose whether someone can edit a response they’ve already submitted.

Open a form in Google Forms.
At the top of the form, click Settings.
Next to “Responses,” click the Down arrow .
Turn on Allow response editing.

Allow people to add attachments to forms

Allow people to attach files

In Forms, open a form or quiz.
Click Add question and enter your request for information.
Next to the question, click the Down arrow and select File upload.
If prompted, review the uploading information and click Continue.
(Optional) Do any of the following actions:
- Specify which file types people can upload. Turn on Allow only specific file types and select the types.
- Change the maximum number of files that people can upload.
- Change the maximum file size.
- Set a maximum size for all files collected via the form.

Open attached files

In Forms, open a form or quiz.
Click Responses.
If you want to see all of the files received, click Summary.
(Optional) To see the files in Drive, click View folder.
In Drive, there’s a folder for each form. Files from respondents are stored by question in subfolders.
If you want to see an individual’s file, click Individual.
Click a file to open it.

Pre-fill answers in a form

Open a form in Google Forms.
In the top right, click More .
Select Pre-fill form.
Fill in any answer fields you want to pre-populate.
Click Get link.
To send the pre-populated form to respondents, copy and send the link at the top.

Tailor questions based on answers

Open a form in Google Forms.
At the bottom right, click More Go to section based on answer. You can also choose Submit form if you want the survey to end based on an answer.
Choose specific sections to send people to.

Tips to set up your form

Use a theme with your organization's branding

In Google Forms, open a form.
Click Customize theme .
Under "Themes," click a theme.

Copy a form or quiz

Create a new form or quiz based on an existing one. For example, if you want two versions of a quiz that differ slightly, make a copy of one and update it. Or, you can tailor a survey by creating several versions for different audiences.

In Google Forms, open the form or quiz you want to copy.
In the top-right corner, click MoreMake a copy.
Name the copy.
(Optional) To change the file location in Google Drive, click the folder and specify the new location.
(Optional) To share the copy with the same collaborators, check the Share it with the same people box.
Click OK.

Customize a form's confirmation message

Open a form in Google Forms.
At the top of the form, click Settings.
Next to “Presentation,” click the Down arrow .
Next to "Confirmation message," click Edit.
Enter your message.
Click Save.

Randomize questions and answers

Shuffle question order

Important:If you want your questions to appear in a specific order, you should not shuffle your questions.

At the top of the form, click Settings.
Next to “Presentation,” click the Down arrow .
Under “Form presentation,” turn on Shuffle question order.

Shuffle answer options

You can shuffle answers to multiple choice, checkbox, and drop-down questions.

Click the question you want to shuffle answers for.
In the bottom right, click More .
Click Shuffle option order.

Ways to share forms

Invite people to review your form

Open a form in Google Forms.
In the top right, click More .
Click Add collaborators.
Click "Invite people."
In the "Add editors" window, add email addresses to share it with others.
Click Send.

To embed a form on a website or blog:

Open a form in Google Forms.
At the top right, click More menu .
Select Embed HTML .
To copy the HTML that shows, click Copy.
Paste the HTML into your website or blog.

Create an online registration form

Create a new form.
Click Add question to add registration questions.
Click Send and enter people's email addresses.
Click Send.
Click Responses to see people’s replies to date.

Customize quizzes

Lock Chromebooks during a quiz

Open a quiz in Google Forms.
At the top of the quiz, click Settings.
Under “Chromebook settings,” turn on Locked mode.

Assign points to quiz answers

Open a quiz and click a question.
Click Answer key.
Next to the question, enter the number of points the correct answer is worth.
Click Done to go back to the question. Changes save automatically.

Tip: To change whether people can see how many points a question is worth, or to set a default number of points for all questions, click Settings.

Validate responses to quiz questions

In a quiz, select a short answer, paragraph, or checkbox question.
Click More Response validation.
Choose the type of rule you want.
(Optional) To let people see an error message when they enter an answer that breaks your rules, enter a message in the Custom error text field.
Turn on Required.

Identify student information in quizzes

In Forms, open a quiz or click Blank Quiz.
If you’re creating a new quiz, enter the quiz questions.
Click Add section .
Name your section. Click Untitled Section and enter a section name, for example Student group.
Make this new section the first section:
1. In the new section, click More Move section.
2. Next to your new section, click the Up arrow to make it the first section.
3. Click Save.
To track students’ names and periods in the new section:
1. Click Add question and enter What is your name? The short answer format works for this type of question.
2. Make sure the Required switch is on so students answer the question.
3. Click Add question and enter Which period are you in? The multiple choice format or a drop-down list works for this type of question.
4. Enter the period options.
5. Make sure the Required switch is on .
  Changes are automatically saved in Forms.
At the top, click Preview to see how the quiz will appear to respondents.
When you’re ready, click Send.