


When you’re ready to share your form, click the Send button in the top right to share the form via email or copy a link to the form. Here you can set the form to email you once a day with a summary of all responses (“Daily Digest”) or set it to alert you whenever changes are made to a form entry. If you’re using a Google Sheet for your responses, go to Tools and then Notification Rules for expanded options. If you would like to limit the number of words that a person can submit in their answer, copy and paste the following expression in the “Pattern” section, with X,XXX being however many words you want to limit:īy default, Google Forms can email you whenever a form is filled out. If you would like to limit the number of characters that a person can submit in their answer, copy and paste the following expression in the “Pattern” section, with X,XXX being however many characters you want to limit: To create an expression, select the three circles in the bottom-right corner of your question box and select “Response Validation.” In the response validation string, select “Regular Expression” and “Contains.” The two most common expressions are limiting the number of characters in a response and limiting the maximum number of words in a response. When creating short answers and paragraph questions, you can add an “expression” that limits a submitter’s response. Note: You can store results from multiple forms in one spreadsheet each form’s responses will be saved to a separate tab. You can also create a new (or select an existing) Google Sheet to store your responses by clicking on the green Sheets icon in the Responses tab or the Select Response Destination in the menu to the right of the icon. Click the Responses tab to see your form’s current responses. Form ResponsesĪt the top of the form, you will see a Questions tab and a Responses tab. On the top-right menu, you can change the form’s design, preview the form, and use the Send button to share the form. The floating toolbar on the right of the field lets you add more form fields. You can use the drop-down menu in the field to choose the field type, such as checkboxes, short answer, or multiple choice. Click a form field to edit it and add text. When you create a new blank form, you will see the form at the center of the screen with space for a title and description, followed by form fields. You can also access Google Forms from the Tools & Resources bar on the Amherst site by clicking on the Google Apps / G Suite link. To get started, log into your account and go to the Forms web app.
