Creating a Form Using Google Docs

First you will need to login to your gmail account. You will want to use a standard gmail account for your whole site for example, bookstore@wou.edu. This way if someone moves on from WOU these forms will still exist. If you would like to create a standard email address for your department or program please email me at gauntzd@wou.edu.

Once you are logged in click on "Drive".


Then click the "CREATE" button and select "Form" from the dropdown.


Uncheck the "Require Western Oregon University sign-in to view this form."


A "Do not require sign-in box" will appear, hit "Ok".


Type the name of your form where it says "Untitled form.


Type your question in the box "Question Title".

For the "Question Type" you can select from, Text, Paragraph text, Multiple choice, Checkboxes, Choose from a list, Scale, or Grid depending on what you are asking.

You can make your questions be required for them to answer before they can submit it by checking the "Make this a required question".

To add another question click the "Add Item" at the top and select the type of question you would like from the drop down and fill out the fields just like I showed above.


When you are done entering all of your questions click on "More actions" at the top and select "Edit confirmation".

In this box you can type a personalized conformation message that people will get once they submit the form.


Now go back to "More Actions" at the top and this time select "Embed"


You can post the form yourself by coping the code and opening up the page you would like the form to appear on in Dreamweaver.
If you would like me to post the form you can copy that code and send it to gauntzd@wou.edu with the link to the page you would like it to appear on.


If you are posting it yourself make sure you are in the Code view in Dreamweaver which you can select at the top. Then paste the code in between the areas that say <!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="head" --> and <!-- TemplateEndEditable -->


Change the width to 730.


Then go under the "File" menu and select "Save All"


Open your page in a browser and check out your form.


To set up email notifications for when people submit the form you will need to go back to your Google Docs and select your form from the list of documents you have.


Go under the"Tools" menu and select "Notification rules..."


Select the options you would like in the box that pops up and then hit save. These email notifications will only be sent to the gmail account that this form was set up in.



To go back into your form and make edits go under the "Form" menu at the top and select "Edit form".


When people submit this form the results will show up on the spreadsheet.


If you have any questions feel free to contact me at gauntzd@wou.edu or 503-838-8215.