{"id":484659,"date":"2022-08-14T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T17:00:40","slug":"how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Let Users Upload Files and Photos in Google Forms"},"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-6a2eb2c31e491\" 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-6a2eb2c31e491\" 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-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Let_Users_Upload_Files_and_Photos_in_Google_Forms%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Let Users Upload Files and Photos in Google Forms&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#Add_the_File_Upload_Question_in_Google_Forms\" >Add the File Upload Question in Google Forms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#Set_the_Limits_for_Uploaded_Files\" >Set the Limits for Uploaded Files<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#File_Type\" >File Type<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#Maximum_Number_of_Files\" >Maximum Number of Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#Maximum_File_Size\" >Maximum File Size<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-let-users-upload-files-and-photos-in-google-forms\/#How_to_View_the_Attached_Files\" >How to View the Attached Files<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Let_Users_Upload_Files_and_Photos_in_Google_Forms%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Let Users Upload Files and Photos in Google Forms&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-751381\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" 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\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you create a form for job <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licants, contest participants, or team members, you can let respondents upload files or photos in Google Forms. You simply need to create a file upload \u201cquestion.\u201d We\u2019ll show you how to do that.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_the_File_Upload_Question_in_Google_Forms\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">Add the File Upload Question in Google Forms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/\">Google Forms<\/a>, sign in, and open the form you want to use or create a new one. Use the floating toolbar on the right side to add a question with the plus sign.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817298\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AddQuestion-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add Question in the floating toolbar\" width=\"650\" height=\"393\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Choose \u201cFile Upload\u201d in the question type drop-down box on the top right of the question block.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817299\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FileUpload-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Upload as the question type\" width=\"650\" height=\"333\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see a message letting you know that the files will be uploaded to your Google Drive and respondents will be required to sign in with their Google account. Click \u201cContinue\u201d to add the question.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817300\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FileUploadMessage-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Upload question type message in Google Forms\" width=\"650\" height=\"174\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Add the question in the Question field and optionally attach an image to your question if you like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Add Images to Questions in Google Forms<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Set_the_Limits_for_Uploaded_Files\"><\/span>Set the Limits for Uploaded Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You probably don\u2019t want respondents uploading just anything. To that end, you have three options to set up your file upload question only to accept files that you want.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"File_Type\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">File Type<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Enable the toggle if you only want respondents to upload specific file types. Then, check one or more boxes for the type including document, PDF, video, image, or another option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817303\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FileTypes-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Available file types in Google Forms\" width=\"420\" height=\"170\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maximum_Number_of_Files\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Maximum Number of Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In some cases, you may want to allow respondents to upload more than one file. For example, if you have a photo contest for participants to submit more than one image, you can set that here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817301\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FileMax-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Number of file options for the upload question\" width=\"408\" height=\"178\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maximum_File_Size\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Maximum File Size<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Because the uploaded files are sent to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/714378\/how-to-check-how-much-google-account-storage-you-have-left\/\">your Google Drive, you may want to limit the file size. You can select from 1 MB up to 10 GB. You can see the form file size limit below the setting. Select \u201cChange\u201d if you want to increase this limit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Check How Much Google Account Storage You Have Left<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817302\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FileSize-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File size options for the upload question\" width=\"443\" height=\"280\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can then make the question required by enabling that toggle on the bottom right of the question box if you like.<\/p>\n<p>Your question is then ready to go!<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_View_the_Attached_Files\"><\/span>How to View the Attached Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you publish or share your form and start <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/751297\/how-to-get-google-forms-responses-in-an-email\/\">receiving responses, you can check out the files uploaded in Google Drive one of these ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Get Google Forms Responses in an Email<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to the Responses tab for your form to view individual files for the question.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817305\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FilesResponses-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File uploads on the Responses tab\" width=\"650\" height=\"183\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Go to the question on your form or on the Responses tab and choose \u201cView Folder.\u201d You\u2019ll be directed right to the folder in your Google Drive to see all files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817306\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ViewFolderQuestion-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"View Folder option on the question\" width=\"650\" height=\"428\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Visit Google Drive and browse for the folder. Its name includes the form title with a subfolder for the question title.<\/p>\n<p>When you get to the subfolder containing the uploaded files, each file name corresponds to the respondent\u2019s Google account name. As mentioned above, respondents are required to sign in with their Google account to upload the file.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817304\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GoogleDriveResponses-GoogleFormsUploadFile.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File response subfolder in Google Drive\" width=\"650\" height=\"105\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you want to receive resumes, photos or videos, team updates, or timesheets, the file upload question in Google Forms is a convenient way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>For more, learn how to limit responses in Google Forms or how to close a form when you finish accepting responses.<\/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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