{"id":392866,"date":"2022-01-11T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-prefill-google-forms-with-certain-answers\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:00:50","slug":"how-to-prefill-google-forms-with-certain-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-prefill-google-forms-with-certain-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Prefill Google Forms With Certain Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25bec1f041a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25bec1f041a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-prefill-google-forms-with-certain-answers\/#When_to_Use_Prefilled_Google_Forms\" >When to Use Prefilled Google Forms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-prefill-google-forms-with-certain-answers\/#How_to_Prefill_Google_Forms\" >How to Prefill Google Forms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Prefill Google Forms With Certain Answers&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-751381\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Get-Google-Forms-Responses-in-Email-lede.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Get-Google-Forms-Responses-in-Email-lede.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Get-Google-Forms-Responses-in-Email-lede.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Google Forms (2020) Logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to create a Google Form with some answers already filled in, you can do this and send a unique link to your respondents. Rather than creating forms that are only slightly different, just use the prefill option.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_Use_Prefilled_Google_Forms\"><\/span>When to Use Prefilled Google Forms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at a few examples of how prefilled <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/\">Google Forms<\/a> could be useful.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have a feedback form for a multi-day event. You want to send the form to a specific group who attended on a particular day. You could answer the question for the event on that day yourself, grab the link to that prefilled form, and share it with the respondents.<\/p>\n<p>As another example, you may ask your students to do peer reviews. You can answer the question for the person\u2019s name they are evaluating and send them that unique link. The student then simply answers the remaining questions.<\/p>\n<p>For one more example, you may want to send a survey to a customer for the particular product they bought. For instance, maybe they bought a red hoodie in size large. You can prefill each of these product attribute questions on the survey and send that link. This way, the customer has a smaller number of questions to answer themself.<\/p>\n<p>With each prefilled form, you receive a unique link. So, you can create several different prefilled forms from the same form. And all responses will still be recorded together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Get Google Forms Responses in an Email<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Prefill_Google_Forms\"><\/span>How to Prefill Google Forms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Open your form in Google Forms for editing. On the top right, click the three dots to view More options. Select \u201cGet Pre-Filled Link.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774173\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GetPrefilledLink-GoogleFormsPrefill.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select Get Pre-filled Link\" width=\"202\" height=\"323\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When your form displays, answer the questions you want to prefill. Then, click \u201cGet Link.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774174\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GetCopyLink-GoogleFormsPrefill.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Get Link and then Copy Link\" width=\"650\" height=\"452\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At the bottom, you\u2019ll see a message to obtain the link. Click \u201cCopy Link\u201d to put the URL on your clipboard and then paste it where needed. You\u2019ll notice that the link contains your answer to the question as part of the syntax.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774175\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FormLink-GoogleFormsPrefill.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Forms prefilled link\" width=\"560\" height=\"50\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to prefill a different answer or another question on the same form, close the form after you obtain the link. Then follow the same process and get the next unique link.<\/p>\n<p>When you send the prefilled link to a respondent, they simply pop it into their address bar or click it from the email, text message, or however you share it, just like the original form link. They\u2019ll see the questions answered already and can complete the form as normal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774172\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PrefilledForm-GoogleFormsPrefill.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Prefilled form on Google Forms\" width=\"650\" height=\"411\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Respondents can change the answer you prefill. So, you may want to let them know that you\u2019ve already provided answers to some questions for them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Using prefilled Google Forms with unique links is a good way to alter the same form slightly to fit your needs without having to create separate forms. Plus, you can use branching logic with the prefilled forms too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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