About
Google Forms is a very useful tool that allows you to collect information via a personalized survey or quiz.
Environment
Google Forms
How To Set Up A New Form
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Go to Google Forms in your drive or use your URL bar and navigate to docs.google.com/forms
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Click "Blank" or select from templates
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A new form will open
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Editing a Form
How to add a question
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In Google Forms, open a Form
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Click add
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To the right of the question title, choose the type of question you want
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Type the possible responses to your question. To prevent people from not answering, turn on required
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How to add an image or video
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In Google Forms, open a Form
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Click a question or answer
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To the right, click add image
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Upload or choose an image
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Click select
How to add a section
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In Google Forms, open a Form
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Click add section
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Name the new section
How to duplicate a question
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Click a question, then click duplicate
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How to duplicate a section
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After adding a section, click a section header (section title)
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Click more, then click duplicate section
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How to delete items
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Questions or images: click the question or image, then click delete
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Section: click the section header, click more then click delete section
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Form theme and font
How to change the color of your form
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In Google forms, open a form
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Click customize theme
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Choose a color for your form
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To choose a photo click choose image, choose image
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Click insert
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When finished, click close
How to choose a different font
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In google forms, open a form
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Click customize theme
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Below font style, click the down arrow, then choose your font
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When finished, click close
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Preview a Form
1. At the top of you screen you will see a little eye. Select the little eye and new window will pop up with a preview of your Form.
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Sharing Your Form
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Open a Form in Google forms
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In the top right, click more, then click add collaborators
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Under invite people, type the names or email addresses of the people you want to work with, then click send
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For more help, please contact ITS at its@manhattan.edu or 718-862-7973.