How to share a Google Form

Publish a Google Form and copy its responder link so anyone with the link can fill it in. Covers naming the form, publishing, and sharing the link.

Quick answer

To share a Google Form, create the form, add your questions, then select Publish and confirm in the Publish form dialog. After publishing, select Copy responder link and then Copy. Anyone with the link can open and answer the form. Paste the link into an email, chat message, or web page.

Steps at a glance

  1. Create a blank form from Google Forms.
  2. Name the form in the Form title field.
  3. Add at least one question.
  4. Select Publish in the top right.
  5. Confirm in the Publish form dialog.
  6. Select Copy responder link, then Copy.

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Summary

A Google Form can only collect answers once it is published. Publishing gives you a responder link that you can paste anywhere, so respondents can fill in the form without needing to edit it.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Step 1

    Create a blank form

    Open Google Forms and select Blank form under Start a new form. The form editor opens with an empty form ready to edit.

  2. Step 2

    Name your form

    Click the Form title field and type a name that respondents will recognise, such as Customer Feedback Survey. The title appears at the top of the form they see.

  3. Step 3

    Add a question

    Click the Question field and type your first question. A form needs at least one question before it is worth sharing.

  4. Step 4

    Publish the form

    Select Publish in the top right of the editor. A Publish form dialog opens.

  5. Step 5

    Confirm publishing

    The dialog shows Responders set to Anyone with the link and notes that nobody will be notified when publishing the form. Select Publish in the dialog to make the form live.

  6. Step 6

    Copy the responder link

    After publishing, the Copy responder link panel shows the link to your form. Select Copy to put the link on your clipboard, then paste it into an email, chat message, or web page.

Why this matters

You have built a feedback form and need real answers from customers or teammates. Publishing it and copying the responder link gets the form in front of them in a minute, and you can paste the same link into any message.

Frequently asked questions

  • Who can open a published form?

    The Publish form dialog shows Responders set to Anyone with the link, so anyone who has the link can open the form.

  • Does publishing send the form to anyone?

    No. The dialog states that nobody will be notified when publishing the form. You share it by pasting the responder link.

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