How to Make Forms Using Google Docs

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HOW TO USE GOOGLE

FORMS

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HOW TO CREATE A GOOGLE FORM

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Do you need a database of your club member's

information?

Want they want for lunch on the next club

members meeting?

Need to get feedback for your training session?

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WHAT IS A GOOGLE FORM.



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Make a FORM usingGOOGLE DOCS

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Google formsare a fantastically useful tool

to collect survey data.

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Open your Gmail account.



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Click on Documents.



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Click on CREATE.



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Click on Form.



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An untitled form will appear.



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Click here and give your form a title

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And add a description of your form as well.

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Start adding questions by typing the question title

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And choose the question type.

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There are 7 different types of questions

1. Drop-down lists with options

2. Text3. Multiple choice

4. Scale

5. Grid

6. Checkboxes

7. Paragraph text

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1. Drop down list with options

Choose question type Choose from a list

Respondent choose a response from a

drop down list you provided.

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Example of a dropdown list.

Click Done when finish.

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Example of a dropdown list.

Respondents will choose

response from drop

down list,

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To edit a question item, click on the pencil icon.

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2. Single line text box.

Choose question type Text

To get a name or any word or a single line

phrase response.

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Example of a text.



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To add a question item, click on Add item

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3. Multiple choice

Choose question type Multiple choice

To get a response from a possible list of

answers.

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Example of a multiple choice.

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4. Scale

Choose question type Scale

To ask your respondents to grade

something in a scale from 1-5, for

instance.

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Example of a scale.

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5. Grid

Choose question type Grid

To rate a list of items in a scale of, say, 1

to 5.

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Example of a grid.


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6. Checkboxes

Choose question type Checkboxes

To get multiple responses from a list you

provided.

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Example of a checkbox.

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7. Paragraph

Choose question type Paragraph text

Allows for long answers.

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Example of a paragraph.


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Click on Save. Always save your work.

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When done with all your forms, click the link below

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To view the publish form of your work.

Choose from list

Single line test box

Multiple choice

Scale

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Grid

Checkboxes

Paragraph text

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To send the form to your respondents, click here

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Enter your respondents e-mail address

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And click on Send.

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Your respondents will receive an email like this.

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Click on See responses

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To see a spreadsheet of responses to your form.

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That is how youmake a form using

Google Docs.