You can view and restrict replies to a form with Google Forms .
View responses
View responses by question- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top of the form, click Responses.
- Click Summary.
See answers by person or, if you allowed people to submit the form more than once, by submission.
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top of the form, click Responses.
- Click Individual.
- To move between responses, click Previous or Next.
Note: To select from a list of responses, click the Down arrow.
Easily see all responses in a spreadsheet.
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top of the form, click Responses.
- At the top right, click Link to Sheets
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- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top of the form, click Responses.
- Click More Download responses (.csv).
Manage responses
Turn response notifications on or off
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top of the form, click Responses.
- Click More
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- Click Get email notifications for new responses.
More options
Stop collecting responses- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top, click Responses .
- Turn "Accepting responses" from Onto Off.
After you've turned this off, you'll see a message in the "Responses" tab that says "Not accepting responses."
Record the email addresses from people who fill out your form. When someone takes your survey, they will be required to enter their email address before they submit the form.
Collect verified emails
Important:Respondents must confirm their Google Account email address gets collected with their response. The confirmation displays on each page of the form.
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top, click Settings.
- Next to “Responses,” click the Down arrow
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- Under "Collect email addresses," select Verified.
Collect emails manually
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top, click Settings.
- Next to “Responses,” click the Down arrow
- Under "Collect email addresses," select Responder input.
If your form creates charts in your "Responses" section, you can copy and paste them into other files.
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- Click Responses.
- At the top right of a chart, click Copy.
- Paste the chart wherever you would like.
Tip: If you copy and paste a chart into Google Docs, Slides, or Drawings, you can update the chart directly from the doc, presentation, or drawing as long as you have edit access to the doc, presentation, or drawing, and the form.
If you collect responder emails, you can choose whether respondents get a copy of their answers.
- Open a form in Google Forms .
- At the top of the form, click Settings.
- To turn on "Collect email addresses," select an option:
- Verified for verified email collection
- Responder entry for manual email collection
- Next to “Responses,” click the Down arrow
- Next to “Send responders a copy of their response,” select When requestedor Always.
Tip:In certain circumstances, responders may not receive expected response receipts due to spam filters or other counter-abuse measures.
