Google Forms Tutorial for Beginners

Step #1: Create a Form. From your Google Drive list, click the Create button, then

select Form.

Step #2: A smaller window will open requesting you to give your form a title and to

select a format.

1. Click on the red ‘Create’

2. Select ‘Form’

Step #3: Add questions by clicking the ‘Add item’ button.

Step #4: Select a question type.

Click ‘Add Item’.

Select a question type.

Step #5: Add section headers by clicking the down arrow next to the ‘Add item’

button and selecting ‘Section header’. Enter the section header and a description.

Step #6: Additional Features of Google Forms

1. Reordering questions: To move a question to an alternate location within a form, hover the

cursor over the question to be moved. The question to be moved will display a light blue bar

across it. Left click, hold & drag the question to the appropriate location.

Click ‘Add item’ arrow & select ‘Section header’.

Left click, hold & drag the question.

2. Editing features: Hovering over the question, prompts 3 icons to appear in the top right

hand corner of the highlighted blue bar. There are in order from left to right: ‘Edit’,

‘Duplicate’ & ‘Delete’.

Step #7: Make the form available to students or recipients by clicking the blue ‘Send

form’ button located in the top right hand corner of the window.

‘Edit’, ‘Duplicate’ & ‘Delete’.

There are many share options to choose from. We will focus on two:

1. Email the form by entering in email addresses.

2. Post the link to the form.

Copy and paste.

Step #8: View responses by clicking the ‘View Responses’ button.

Step #9: When the time for submitting forms is over, stop accepting responses by

clicking the ‘Accepting responses’ button.

Step #10: View the document as a recipient would by clicking the ‘View live form’

button.