How to find answers on Google Forms in 3 different formats, as well as in Google Sheets

Advertisement
How to find answers on Google Forms in 3 different formats, as well as in Google Sheets
It's easy to find answers on Google Forms.Chinnapong/Getty Images
  • You can find answers on Google Forms as a creator after sending one out and receiving feedback.
  • You can view respondents' answers in three different ways: as a summary, by question, or by individual respondent.
  • You can also view answers via Google Sheets if you prefer.
Advertisement

If you've sent out a Google Form and begun to collect responses, you'll want to be able to see what people answered. Fortunately, Google Forms makes the whole process easy to understand.

Here's how to find respondents' answers on your Google Forms.

How to find answers on Google Forms

1. Open your Google Form.

Complimentary Tech Event
Transform talent with learning that works
Capability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More

2. Click on "Responses."

How to find answers on Google Forms in 3 different formats, as well as in Google Sheets
Your form has two tabs: "Questions" and "Responses."Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

3. After you've opened the Responses tab, you will be able to view answers in three different ways: "Summary," "Question," and "Individual."

Advertisement

How to find answers on Google Forms in 3 different formats, as well as in Google Sheets
The form's responses can be viewed in multiple ways.Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

4. Click on the "Summary" tab to view a summary of all answers submitted to your Google Form. These may appear as charts and graphs, or in other formats.

Note: If one of your questions requires respondents to submit a file, the file names will be listed, but you will need to click "View folder" to see thumbnails for all of the submitted files.

How to find answers on Google Forms in 3 different formats, as well as in Google Sheets
The "Summary" tab provides a summary of all data collected by your Google Form.Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

5. Click on the "Question" tab to view collection data for specific questions on your form. The responses you are viewing will be for the specific question listed in the drop-down menu.

Note: To select the question you wish to view, click on the drop-down menu and then click on the desired question. You can also click on the arrow icons next to the drop-down menu to navigate through the questions.

How to find answers on Google Forms in 3 different formats, as well as in Google Sheets
The "Question" tab lets you look at individual questions and their respective answers.Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

7. Click on the "Individual" tab to view specific respondents' answers to each question. To navigate between respondents, click on the arrows in the top banner.

Advertisement

How to find answers on Google Sheets

You can also view answers to your Google Form via a spreadsheet that is automatically saved when creating a Google Form. First, open the Google Form within Google Drive.

1. Click on the Responses Tab.

2. Select the Google Sheets icon in the top right corner.

3. You should now see the responses displayed in a spreadsheet.

To turn on email notifications after respondents fill out your form, all you have to do is click the three-dot icon under the same Responses tab and select "Get email notifications for new responses."

Advertisement

Related coverage from Tech Reference:

{{}}