How to Create a Google Form on iPhone or iPad

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Last Updated: June 2, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create, customize, and share a new questionnaire form on Google Forms to collect information about a certain subject from your contacts, using an iPhone or iPad.

1

Go to the Google Forms website in Safari.

Open your web browser and go to https://forms.google.com. There's no Google Forms app for iPhone or iPad, so you'll need to use the web browser version of the tool. If you're signed in to your Google account, a new blank form will be created instantly.
- If you're not automatically logged in, you may be prompted to sign in with your Google account here.

2

Add a title and description.

Enter a name and description that explains the form. Tap the Untitled Form heading at the top of your new form, and enter a new title for your form. Then, tap the Form description field below your title at the top, and add any explanations or descriptions you think might help your contacts answer your form.
- The description is optional. If you don't think you need a description or you're just short on time, you can skip this step and publish your form without a description.

3

Create your first question.

Tap the Untitled Question field and enter your first question. You can phrase your question however you'd like.

4

Choose an answer format.

Select an answer type for your question. Tap the drop-down menu below your first question, and select the kind of answer you want your contacts to submit here.
- The default answer type is Multiple choice. If you select this or Dropdown, your contacts will be able to select only one answer for each question.
- If you want your contacts to be able to select multiple answers to your question, select Checkboxes here.
- You can also select Multiple choice grid or Checkbox grid if you want to create a grid of options for your contacts to choose from.
- If you select Short answer or Paragraph, your contacts will need to type in their own answers to the question.
- If you select File upload, your contacts will need to upload a file from their computer as an answer.
- Linear scale will ask your contacts to select a number on a range of scales.
- If you select Date or Time, your contacts will need to provide a date or time as their answer.

5

Customize your answer options.

Tap Option 1 below your question, and enter the first answer option to your question here. You can add more options here by tapping Add option at the bottom of the question.

6

Add another question to the form.

Tap the "+" icon in the lower-left corner of your screen to add a new question. You can select a different answer type for each question on the form and customize all the options.

7

Make some questions required.

Designate the required questions on your form. Slide the Required switch to
below any question to make it a required question.
- If a responder doesn't select or enter an answer to a required question, they won't be able to submit the form.

8

Add text to the form.

If you want to display other text on the form, you can easily do so. Tap the "TT" icon at the bottom of your screen to add a floating text box to your form.
- You can use this text box to provide disclaimers or more information to your form's prospective responders.

9

Add images and videos.

You can include media anywhere on your form. Tap the
icon at the bottom to insert an image file to your form, or the Play button icon next to it to insert a video.
- You can upload an image from your Camera Roll or import an image from a URL web link.
- If you're adding a video, you can search and find a video on YouTube here, or paste a link to import a video from another web page.

10

Break the form into sections.

Add a new section to your form. Tap the two horizontal lines icon in the lower-right corner of your screen to insert a new section in the same questionnaire form.
- You can use different sections in the same form to group together questions that focus on a certain subject.

11

Create a custom theme.

Tap the color palette icon at the top of the page. This will open a pop-up window of different colors, and allow you to select a color theme for your form.
- Alternatively, you can tap the
  icon here, and select or upload an image to use as your form's theme.

12

Share your form.

Tap the
icon at the top. This will save your form, and allow you to share it with your contacts.
- Here you can share your form via email by entering your contacts' emails and tapping SEND at the bottom.
- Alternatively, you can tap the chain icon at the top of the page, and copy the form link to share it via message or social media.

Community Q&A

Question

Does a Google Form offer a draft or save feature, should I wish to pause what I'm doing and return at a later date?

Community Answer

When creating a Google Form, Google automatically saves any changes you make. When answering one, as long as you keep the tab open and don't turn off your device, it should still be there when you get back to it. If you don't want it cluttering your toolbar, drag it into a new window.