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Google Docs: Forms

Posted on 29. Sep, 2008 by Eric in Convenience, Frugal Living

Since the release of Google Docs, I have found it to be more convenient to use than Microsoft Office. The feature that I have come to appreciate the most is being able to access my documents and work on them anywhere. Recently I discovered a new feature that I am quickly falling in love with. Google Docs now allows you to create forms. For example, you can type in a question and then specify how your responder will answer. You can specify whether responses are paragraph, multiple choice, or on a scale of 1 to 10. Once your form is completed, Google Docs will publish it to a private web page. From there you can email a link to the form to whoever you like. Alternatively, Google Docs gives you HTML code which you can embed in your own web site. While everything I told you so far is fantastic, there is still one more feature which makes Google Docs Forms invaluable. Once your form has been completed by the recipients, Google Docs will automatically create a spreadsheet showing each response organized by recipients. You will find the spreadsheet in your Google Docs the next time you sign in. How amazing! So far I have used Google Docs to create several surveys. They took very little time to create and proved to be an efficient way to get answers. Give it a try and share your experience.

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