Have You Created An Online Form/Survey Using Google Docs Yet?

Do you send customer surveys out by mail? - gasp! (smile) or Have you been creating online forms by hand via html? If so, you will find this tutorial on creating an online form / survey using Google Docs to be especially helpful. Before we begin, here is an example of a form I created using Google Docs. I remember when I learned how to create an online form in Dreamweaver. It was quite possibly the most difficult task to master for me. Even now, after a few years of building online forms, I find each time I have to create one, I am slightly overwhelmed and quite honestly, do not enjoy the task at all. I’d heard about Google Docs and even used shared docs in the past, but had never created an online form using Google Docs before. After watching the handy video below (by Google) on how to build such a form, I was ready to go! If you don’t already have a Google account, signing up for one takes just a few minutes and you can use an already existing email address. Create or Login with your Google account at www.Google.com/Docs (If you created one, you will need to verify your account by clicking on the email link they send you before you can build a form. Click on the “create new” button at top left, scroll down and select “spreadsheet” A spreadsheet will pull display on your screen. Hover over "form" and scroll down to click on "create a form" A pop-up window will appear, where you can name your form and create your questions. You can also customize the size/type of response allowed (such as short text, paragraph, etc.) Once you've completed your questions/responses, save the form. At the top you will see buttons to "email this form" or you can fnd "embed" (html code) under the "more actions" button. You may choose to embed the form onto your website. Emailing the form may also work for you Ready to view submitted responses? Log into www.Google.com/docs and click on your form to review. You'll see the master spreadsheet displays and is populated with all the responses submitted thus far.

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