Google Forms: The Ultimate 2022 Guide

How to build a form

Creating your new Google form is simple, and you can do it in some different ways. So first, to create forms directly on the Google Forms app. You will be able to choose Blank to start building a form from scratch or choose a template.

You can also create a new Google form while using any other Google Workspace apps (Docs, Sheets, or Presentations). This works as a useful shortcut while you are working on different kinds of documents.

Just click on the tab File on the menu of the app you are in, then hover to New > Form.

In Google Sheets, go to the tab Tools and click Create a Form. Right after that, a form with the same title as your spreadsheet will be created.

The second step is to type the title and description of your new form. After that, it’s time to set your Google form fields to add your questions. By default, there will be a box with a multiple-choice question that you will be able to change the type by clicking on Multiple Choice.

Then a drop-down list will appear, and you can choose the style that makes more sense to your forms.

Google Forms fields

There are 12 field types in Google Forms between question types, text, video, and photos.

• Short Answer: This is the ideal field for requirements that need a few words, such as email addresses, names, answers that can need to be longer, and numbers. Remember to set validations on this field, so you can get the answers you expect.
• Paragraph: It’s a field for longer answers, mostly used for feedback and more detailed responses. You can validate length and regular expressions.
• Multiple Choice: It allows you to list options of answers, so the users select one. It’s possible to set the form to jump to another section depending on the response or even shuffle the answer options.
• Checkboxes: It works similarly to multiple-choice, but the respondents can select as many answers as they want. There’s a data validation for the number of replies they can choose.
• Drop-down: Creates a menu with the options. It also allows the opportunity to jump and shuffle options. Choose this option to make your form appear more condensed.
• Linear Scale: It allows the respondents to select a number in a range. So you can set a scale from 0 or 1 to 2-10, putting the adequate labels for the options.
• Multiple Choice Grid: You will add questions as rows and options about them as columns in this option. You can include as many rows and columns as you want. Also, be sure to use the preview the whole time to check how the design of the question using this style will be displayed.
• Date: Mostly used to collect birth dates or for event forms. You can ask for a day and month, but the year and time are optional.
• Time: You can request a length of time in hours, minutes, and also seconds;
• Image: You can upload an image from your computer, take a photo from your webcam, choose one from a link or your Google Drive, or search Google Images for photos.
• Video: You can add YouTube videos to your form by searching for videos or inputting a link.

There is a copy button in each field to duplicate it and help you save time when there are similar question types. There’s also a trash can icon that allows you to delete the question.

Moreover, you can click the toggle button to choose if the answer to that field is required.

When you click the three-dot sign icon, a drop-down menu will appear with other settings for your question field. You can mark the following options to be shown on the field: description, response validation, and shuffle option order.