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How can we create a Google Form?

  1. Log into Drive
  2. Click on New -> Google Form

Creating a Google Form is simple. In the top left corner of the screen, you can give the form a name. Google Form display one question by default. You can click on "Question" to change it. You can click on the drop-down list next to the question to change its type (multiple choice, simple input, paragraph, check boxes, date, time, etc). You can also add images, videos, sections, and do various things using the controls on the right side.

How can we implement data validation?

  1. Open the form in editing mode
  2. Click on the question
  3. Click on the 3 vertical dots
  4. Select "Data Validation"
  5. Click on the first dropdown to change the type of data that we allow
  6. Click on the second dropdown to select appropriate comparison operator
  7. Specify appropriate value for the comparison
  8. Specify appropriate error message

If we accidentally turn on validation for a question, we can do #1 through 4 to turn validation off for that question.

How can we turn off validation for a question?

  1. Open the form in editing mode
  2. Click on the question
  3. Click on the 3 vertical dots
  4. Click on "Data Validation"

How can we get the URL for the form?

  1. Log into Drive
  2. Open the form
  3. Click on the Send button
  4. Click on the link icon
  5. Click on the check box next to "Shorten URL"
  6. Wait a little while Google generate the short URL
  7. Highlight and copy the short URL

How can we restrict access to a particular form?

I DO NOT KNOW THIS YET. Apparently, whoever know about the URL of the form can submit the form. However, instead of publishing the URL to the web, perhaps we can share the form by right clicking on the form and select "Share" the same way that we share a document, or we can invite collaborators by clicking on the icon with 3 dots and select "Add Collaborators". A collaborator may be someone who can make modification to the form though.

How can we extract data that was added?

Use the "Create Spreadsheet" button. The Google Form contains two tabs, one tab for editing the form, and one tab for viewing the data collected (the responses). This button is on the Responses tab.

How can we update the submitted data?

I DO NOT KNOW THIS YET. Apparently, this is only possible by directly updating the data in the underlying Google Sheet.

How can we analyze the submitted data?

I DO NOT KNOW THIS YET.

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