How to Make a Google Survey
Log into the Google Drive website., Click the “New” button on the top left corner., Hover over “More” and select “Google Forms.” A new tab or window will open with the untitled new form. , Set the survey settings., Name the survey.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Log into the Google Drive website.
Visit Google Drive (drive.google.com) from any web browser.
Sign in with your Gmail email address and password.
This is your one Google ID for all of Google’s services, including Google Drive.
Upon logging in, you will be brought to the main directory.
All your documents, spreadsheets, slides, forms, and others created in Google are here.
It is not currently possible to create a Google Form from the Drive mobile app.
If you don't have a Google account, you can create one for free from the login page.
See How to Make a Google Account for detailed instructions on creating a free account. -
Step 2: Click the “New” button on the top left corner.
A drop-down menu listing all the documents or files you can create will appear. ,, There are a few options found at the top of the page to control your survey settings.
Check each of these, and tick the ones you’d like to apply on your survey. “Show progress bar at the bottom of form pages”—Tick this option if you want a progress bar displayed for every page of the survey.
This will let the respondent know their overall progress in the survey. “Allow one response per person”—Tick this option if you want to limit responses to only one per respondent.
This can be a good option to have if you don’t want to skew your results and only capture unique respondents. “Shuffle question order”—Tick this option if you want your questions to be shown in random to different respondents.
This can be good if your questions aren’t related to each other or aren’t in sequential order. , Click the “Untitled form” text and edit the name of your survey.
You can also put an optional description underneath the title to provide a background, objectives, or instructions to your respondents. -
Step 3: Hover over “More” and select “Google Forms.” A new tab or window will open with the untitled new form.
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Step 4: Set the survey settings.
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Step 5: Name the survey.
Detailed Guide
Visit Google Drive (drive.google.com) from any web browser.
Sign in with your Gmail email address and password.
This is your one Google ID for all of Google’s services, including Google Drive.
Upon logging in, you will be brought to the main directory.
All your documents, spreadsheets, slides, forms, and others created in Google are here.
It is not currently possible to create a Google Form from the Drive mobile app.
If you don't have a Google account, you can create one for free from the login page.
See How to Make a Google Account for detailed instructions on creating a free account.
A drop-down menu listing all the documents or files you can create will appear. ,, There are a few options found at the top of the page to control your survey settings.
Check each of these, and tick the ones you’d like to apply on your survey. “Show progress bar at the bottom of form pages”—Tick this option if you want a progress bar displayed for every page of the survey.
This will let the respondent know their overall progress in the survey. “Allow one response per person”—Tick this option if you want to limit responses to only one per respondent.
This can be a good option to have if you don’t want to skew your results and only capture unique respondents. “Shuffle question order”—Tick this option if you want your questions to be shown in random to different respondents.
This can be good if your questions aren’t related to each other or aren’t in sequential order. , Click the “Untitled form” text and edit the name of your survey.
You can also put an optional description underneath the title to provide a background, objectives, or instructions to your respondents.
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