The easiest and simplest location to create a questionnaire template in Google Docs. If you have any purpose requiring you to gather information or collect data in a large number for free or simply a survey, you can use the Google Docs questionnaire template to create one yourself. You can create a fresh template or choose an existing one and then edit it based on your needs.
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Method 1: Starting from Scratch
This method is solely for those who wish to create this template from scratch. It might be a little too detailed, but if you have less time or wish to complete things faster, you can choose different templates and edit those questions based on your requirements.
1. Open Google Forms
First, Click https://docs.google.com/forms/ to open Google Forms. Now, Click on the Blank option for creating a questionnaire.
2. Add Name and Description
Firstly, add a Name to your survey or questionnaire. Provide instructions to guide the user or any description of the form in the space provided for the Form Description.
3. Create a Question
Now, click on the Untitled Question, then add the required questions as required.
To give your question a type, click on Multiple Choice. Choose from the different options from the drop-down menu on how the questions must look. You can see the options listed below.
- Short Answer and Paragraph: Provide a small or large blank space for filling the answer.
- Multiple Choice: Here, you can add different multiple-choice questions such as Gender, City, Occupation, etc.
- Checkboxes: These also act as a part of multiple choices, but the only difference is that a user can check multiple options.
- Dropdown: select one option from the list.
- File Upload: Google Docs has a new feature that allows users to upload documents with a maximum limit of up to 1GB.
- Linear Scale: Selecting a specific range.
- Date and Time: To select the date and time. Such as a Birthday or scheduling a meeting.
4. Choose Side Menu Options
There are side menu options that will help you to format your questionnaire further. The number of options is as follows.
- Add Questions: For adding another question and then format it as required.
- Import Question: You can import another form and add the same questions to the current questionnaire.
- Add Title and Description: Let you add the description and the title.
- Add Image and Add Video: This option allows you to upload or insert an image or video from different sources.
- Add Sections: The provision to add more sections.
5. Mandatory Question
Well, there might be a set of questions that you must need an answer to, and make it mandatory for every user. You have to click the Required switch to mark it as compulsory.
6. Customize Theme
To customize the form, click the color palette option from the top-right corner of the form.
- Add an Image for the header
- Select the Color for the theme
- Add the Color Background
- Select the Font Style
7. Preview
Once you are comfortable creating a perfect questionnaire in Google Docs, you have the option to preview the entire survey before making it public or sending it to the concerned users. To do so, click the eye icon at the top right.
8. Settings
Next, you can format the form with multiple settings. Such as, in General Settings, you can limit the responses for collecting Email addresses, ask users to edit the form even after submitting, and “See the summary charts and the text responses.”
9. Choose Recipients
Under the Send bar, you have multiple ways to send the form.
- Via direct Email: You can add the subject, the recipient name, and the message to send the form to the respective person directly.
- URL: Here, just copy the form’s URL, and you have the option to shorten it. Then, copy and paste the URL into other places you want to use it.
- Embed HTML: If you want to add this form to your site, then in that case, just embed the piece of HTML code in your site.
Method 2: Using a Template
Another very simple option you can try is by using a template and editing it as your choice.
1. Select Template
Open https://docs.google.com/forms/ and select a specific template for your form based on your requirements.
2. Editing the Template
Now, you can get to editing each part of the form. Just edit the description and the name based on what is the form of it.
Then, you can let the very common questions be as it is such as Name, Email, etc, and go to multiple-choice questions.
All you need to do now is add your questions and follow the above steps.
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Conclusion
Here is everything you need to know about making a Google Docs questionnaire. From creating to formatting each section, all the steps are clearly mentioned for your convenience.
I am Rajkishore, and I have over 14 years of experience in the Software Industry. For a long time, I have been using Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sheets for my document usage, and I am sharing all the tips and tricks, the challenges I have come across, and their solutions to use Google Docs for your day-to-day use. I hope you will learn from these practical Google Docs tutorials. Read more.