How To Create Online Surveys In Google Docs
By Phil Johncock
Agenda
• How to Set Up Google Surveys
• 3 Ways To Share Google Surveys
o Emailo Linkso Website
• 2 Ways to View Survey Results
o Summaryo Spreadsheet
• Demo
To Set Up Google Surveys
Follow these 6 steps:1. Enter your gMail account at http://gmail.com.2. Click on “Documents” link in the upper left.3. Click on “Create new” drop down menu (below
“Google docs” logo). Select “Form”.4. Fill out the form. Click on the “+ Add item” drop down menu to
add items.5. Click “Save” button (upper right).6. Copy URL in browser window (to edit form later) like this …
https://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=tXR6fgi_puFw4X8dpY61-kw&hl=en#edit
3 Ways To Share Google Surveys
There are 3 main ways to share the survey:
1. Email - Click on the “Email this form” button on the top. Add email addresses of people to take the survey. Check the box next “Include form in the email” if you would like the survey included in the body of the email message.
3 Ways To Share Google Surveys
2. Link - Pass out the “published form” link at the bottom of the form.
3 Ways To Share Google Surveys3. Website - Click on the “More actions” drop down menu (upper right). Select “Embed.” Create a page on your blog or website; then, copy and embed the code.
Pass out the URL to your page, like http://grantsnevada.com/survey
2 Ways to View Survey Results
To view the results of the survey …o Enter your gMail account.o Paste the URL from #6 (slide #3).o Select 1 of 2 items from the “See responses” drop down menu:
1. Summary
2 Ways to View Survey Results
2. Spreadsheet (with text of answers) that is automatically filled in.
NOTE:
Watch your inbox for an email to your gMail survey account with a link to …A spreadsheet report A link to pass out to people
Also, while the instructions on this presentation actually work, please be aware that Google doesn't actually call this application Google Surveys ... at least not yet. I'm calling it that. Perhaps they will grab the name and run with it!
~Phil Johncock - PhilJohncock.com/google-surveys
Demo
How To Create Online Surveys In Google Docs