GOOGLE FORMS FOR BEGINNERS

Open Google Forms

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1. Get to Google Forms the following ways:

• in the search bar, type in: forms.google.com (or)
• go to your Google Drive, click New, you may have to click “More”, then click on Google Forms. Choose Blank form.

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Begin Adding Text -see illustration below

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1. Create a Title for your form. Let’s use: Getting to Know you at Work.

2. Now, create a title of your form or your document for saving purposes. I would name it the same thing.

3. Create a form description: Complete this form so that every employee of our company can get to know you better!

4. In the Untitled Question area, type your first question/statement: First Name

5. Click Required - this means the user can’t skip the question.

Google Forms is an application in which one can gather information quickly by the user filling out a simple form.

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Your form should now look like this:

Notice when you type “Name” as the Untitled Question, that Google Forms intuitively knows what type of question is could be. It automatically filled in the question type as Short Answer. Let’s take a closer look at the question types on the following page.

Google Forms Question Types

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There are 9 question types to choose from in Google Forms.

1. Short answer: this is a short, text-based answer type. Use this for things like name, class period, department, etc.

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• Paragraph: this is a longer, text-based answer type. Use this for paragraph responses like, reflections, short essays, comments. etc.

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• Multichoice: this allows users to choose ONE answer from a set list of answers.

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• Checkboxes: this allows users to select or check multiple answers. Use this for “select all that apply” type answers.

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• Dropdown: this allows users to select ONE answer from a dropdown menu. This is similar to multiple choice, but great for longer lists.

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• Linear scale: this allows users to rate their answer on a scale, starting at 0 or 1 and going all the way up to 10. You can then define 1 and the top number. (i.e.1=novice, 5 = advanced, etc.

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• Multiple choice grid: this allows you to have two columns of answers. Users are still restricted to one answer.

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• Date: this question is restricted to a specific date format.

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• Time: this question is restricted to a specific time format.

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Add More Questions

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Add the following questions to your Google Form by clicking the + button on the right:

• Last Name - Short Answer
• Department - Short Answer
• Birthday - Date
• How familiar are you with Google Applications? - Linear Scale with 1 being a novice and 5 being very proficient.
• Would you like to have a birthday celebration? Multiple Choice, Yes/No
• What’s your favorite way to celebrate a win in our company? Choose all that apply. - Checkboxes, party, gift certificate to a local restaurant, gift certificate to Amazon, or a day off.

Don’t forget to click Required after each question so that the user must answer.

Here is what the completed Google Form should look like:

And, that’s how you create a Google Form!