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# 9 Google Forms features you should know about

Google Forms is a powerful form builder app—if you know how to use it. Here are nine Google Forms features to help you make the most of this app.

Google Forms is a simple-to-use [form builder app](https://zapier.com/blog/best-online-form-builder-software/), but there seems to be a perception that it's _too_ simple. Which is unfortunate, because it's a pretty robust tool—if you know how to use it. 

To demonstrate how powerful it is, here are nine Google Forms features to help you make the most of this app—from collecting and routing responses to building quizzes and customizing your form's look and feel.

## 9 Google Forms features you should know about 

Before you get started, head to [docs.google.com/forms](http://www.docs.google.com/forms), so you can play around with each setting as we go.

- [How to create a quiz in Google Forms](#quiz)
- [How to limit responses in Google Forms](#limit-responses)
- [How to make conditional questions in Google Forms](#conditional-questions)
- [How to add a header image in Google Forms](#header-image)
- [How to collect email addresses in Google Forms](#collect-email-addresses)
- [How to add a progress bar in Google Forms](#progress-bar)
- [How to create a Google Forms template](#template)
- [How to save Google Forms responses in Google Sheets](#save-responses-in-google-sheets)
- [How to create a form with Gemini in Google Forms](#gemini)

## How to create a quiz in Google Forms

Google Forms doesn't advertise itself as a quiz tool, but it's a surprisingly capable one. Whether you're a teacher putting together a [quick knowledge check](https://zapier.com/blog/google-forms-online-learning/) or someone who just wants to make the next team trivia feel a little more official, you can turn any form into a multiple-choice quiz. You can even have Google Forms automatically grade tests and quizzes. 

1. Click the **Settings** tab.
2. Click the toggle next to _Make this a quiz_.

3. From here, you can enable a number of features to help streamline the feedback process:
- **Release grades**. You can choose when to release quiz grades: immediately after submission or after a manual review.
- **Respondent settings**. You can also let students see which questions they answered incorrectly, along with the correct answers and point values for each.

### How to create a self-grading quiz on Google Forms 

To turn Google Forms into your own personal Scantron, here's [how to create a self-grading quiz](https://zapier.com/blog/free-google-apps-teachers/#grade). 

If your quiz contains multiple-choice and short- or long-answer questions, click **Answer key **for each one_, _and select or add the correct answer(s). To take things a step further, you can also add answer feedback to improve students' understanding. 

Note: If the answers for your short- or long-answer questions are complex or can be varied, I would recommend marking these manually. 

## How to limit responses in Google Forms

By default, Google Forms doesn't collect email addresses. This is useful because people don't need a Google account to fill out your form, and they can respond anonymously. The downside: you can't confirm who provided which answers, and people could, in theory, submit the form multiple times. But you can prevent this. 

1. Click the **Settings** tab.
2. Under the heading _Responses_, click the toggle next to _Limit to 1 response_.

Now, respondents can only submit the Google Form after they've signed in. Keep in mind: not all your respondents may be Google users. So if you're not sure, I'd recommend leaving this Google Forms feature off. 

## How to make conditional questions in Google Forms

Let's say you want to display specific questions in Google Forms based on the respondent's previous answers. You'll need to first [split your questions into sections](https://zapier.com/blog/create-form-sections-logic-google-forms/). Once that's done, here's a high-level overview of how to set up conditional questions. 

1. Go to the question that'll determine where respondents go next.
2. Click the **More options**_ _icon (`⋮`), and then select **Go to section based on answer**. Note: Conditional questions only work with multiple-choice or dropdown question types.

3. The next step for each answer is automatically set to _Continue to next section_. But you can change this. Click the dropdown next to any available answer, and select where the answer should direct the respondent to.

## How to add a header image in Google Forms

Google Forms, by default, is pretty bare bones. And purple. If you want to add some personality or, at least, match it to your company's branding, here's how to add a header image. 

1. Click the **Customize theme**_ _icon, which looks like a paint palette.

2. In the _Theme_ side panel that appears, under _Header_, click **Choose image**.

3. In the _Select Header_ window, choose a pre-made header image, or click **Upload** to add your own.
4. Edit the header image to your liking, and then click **Done.**

Google will even automatically adjust the color theme of your form to match the image header. 

**Learn more**: [How to make perfect Google Forms header images](https://zapier.com/blog/customize-google-forms-header-image/)

## How to collect email addresses in Google Forms 

If you anticipate wanting to follow up with respondents, I recommend collecting their email addresses with their form submission. 

1. Click the **Settings** tab.
2. In the _Responses_ section, click the dropdown menu next to _Collect email addresses_.
3. Choose how you want to record respondents' email addresses:
- **Verified**. Respondents will need to sign in to Google to complete the form, and then confirm their email address.

- **Responder input**. Respondents will be asked to manually enter their email address.

## How to add a progress bar in Google Forms

There's nothing worse than getting two or three questions into a survey, only to cry out loud to no one in particular, "How many more questions do I have to answer?" Here's how to add a progress bar in Google Forms to help manage your responders' expectations. 

1. Click the **Settings** tab.
2. In the _Presentation _section, click the toggle next to _Show progress bar_.

A progress bar will appear at the bottom of your form to indicate how many more pages (sections) the user has to answer. 

## How to create a Google Forms template

If you thought there'd be an easy way to create your own Google Forms template and share it with others like you can with [Google Docs](https://zapier.com/blog/create-google-docs-template/), you'd be wrong. But there's a simple workaround.

1. Create your form in Google Forms.
2. Click the **More** icon (`⋮`) above the form (top-right corner), and select **Make a copy**.

3. Edit the copied form as needed.

From there, you can share a link to your form to anyone who wants to use it as a template. Or you can add them as a collaborator. 

## How to save Google Forms responses in Google Sheets

By default, Google Forms responses are stored in Google Forms itself. But if you'd rather save them in Google Sheets, it's really easy to do.  

1. Select the **Responses** tab, and click **Link to Sheets**.

2. In the _Select destination for responses_ window that appears, choose where you want to store your answers (new spreadsheet or an existing one), and then click **Create**.

Just like that, all of your responses will be sent to a Google spreadsheet in your Google Drive. 

## How to create a form with Gemini in Google Forms 

If the word "form" has lost all meaning to you and you're blanking on what questions to ask another human, you can use [Google Gemini](https://zapier.com/blog/gemini-for-workspace/) to build a Google Form for you. Note: This is currently available only to users in the [Google Workspace Experiments](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/15259015?hl=en) program. 

1. Create a blank form in Google Forms.
2. In the prompt window that appears, describe the form you want to create in the prompt box. For example, "Help me create a post-webinar feedback form" or "Help me create a [survey to conduct market research](https://zapier.com/blog/market-research-survey/) on [industry]."

3. Click **Create**.
4. Review the draft form. If you want a different version, click **Try again**. You can also edit the prompt, and click **Try again**.

5. When you're happy with the draft, click **Create form**.
6. You can also ask Gemini to generate more questions by clicking **Suggest questions** at the bottom of the form. Note: This works only for forms Gemini originally built—it won't suggest questions for forms you created manually.

This feature is still relatively new, so there are a handful of limitations. For example, it can output only basic forms with one section containing multiple questions, and it can't add conditional logic. But if you need help getting the question ball rolling, Gemini is a solid starting point. 

## Automate Google Forms with Zapier

Google Forms is a simple, no-fuss way of creating quizzes and collecting feedback. But if you want to do something with that data, use [Zapier's Google Forms integration](https://zapier.com/apps/google-forms/integrations) to connect it with thousands of other apps. This way, you can automatically do things like [turn Google Forms entries into tasks and projects](https://zapier.com/blog/turn-google-forms-entries-into-tasks-projects/) or [create a Google Calendar event after someone submits a response](https://zapier.com/blog/google-calendar-appointments-from-google-forms/). 

Or, if you use an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude for your daily work, you can use [Zapier MCP](https://mcp.zapier.com/) to act on form responses directly from your AI chat window. For example, you can ask your AI assistant to summarize the latest responses and draft a follow-up email to every respondent. Discover more [ways you can automate Google Forms](https://zapier.com/blog/automate-google-forms/).

**Related reading**:

- [The best free survey tools and form builders](https://zapier.com/blog/best-free-survey-tool-form-app/)
- [SurveyMonkey vs. Google Forms: Which should you use?](https://zapier.com/blog/google-forms-vs-surveymonkey/)
- [Google Forms vs. Jotform: Which should you use?](https://zapier.com/blog/google-forms-vs-jotform/)
- [The best Google Forms alternatives](https://zapier.com/blog/google-forms-alternatives)

_This article was originally published in January 2021 by Justin Pot. The most recent update was in June 2026._