Conducting input-Rich Surveys Just Got Easier With Forms In Google Docs
September 3, 2009 ·Filed Under Technology News
Last year, Google rolled out forms that link into Google Doc’s spreadsheets, providing elementary database-style anatomy support for its online office suite. Forms basically let you add info to a spreadsheet without having to enter it directly into the spreadsheet itself, or even having to log in considering you can add the notes through a survey.
Today, Google is upgrading its Forms tool in Google Docs, adding a number of new features. Forms is basically a way to conduct a survey, with responses added automatically to a spreadsheet. Users now have a more compact, grid-like anatomy in which to gather details. They can now quickly gather responses for a group of similar questions by simply labeling a few columns and creating as many rows as they like.
Summary charts additionally have clearer formatting of statistics and now support right-to-left text input, helping out those users whose written languages go from right-to-left. Developers can additionally integrate forms with their own applications and pre-populate a design with details.
Since its launch, Google forms has been an easy and accessible way to gather large amounts of input. Of course,
These new features manufacture forms a little bit more user-friendly and appealing. Forms aren’t the most popular Google app out there, but I’m certain to try them out the next instance I post a survey on TechCrunch, instead of using SurveyMonkey or another survey application. I actually created a survey (see below) but my one complaint is that it doesn’t show respondents the results, or at least whether it does, it is hard to figure out and is not an motorized operate.
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