Google Forms
View, Edit, and Understand Your Submissions

Introduction Why Viewing Your Google Forms Submissions Matters

Google Forms is a powerful tool for gathering information, but knowing how to access your submitted responses is crucial. Whether you're verifying your own answers or analyzing the data, this guide provides clear steps to manage your Google Forms submissions effectively.

This article covers how to view your submitted Google Forms answers from a responder perspective and from a creator perspective, allowing you to maintain control and access the information you need. Learn how to edit, review and understand the data from your submissions

Responder How to View Your Google Forms Submissions as a

As a respondent, you have several options for viewing the Google Forms you've submitted. The availability of each option depends on the form creator's settings, but these methods will help you retrieve your responses:

Option 1: "Edit Your Response" Link: After submitting the form, look for the 'Edit your response' link. This will take you back to your answers, allowing you to review and make changes if the form owner allows it.

Option 2: "See Previous Responses" Link: If the form owner enables it, you might see a link to view previous responses. This allows you to see your responses and potentially others, though you cannot edit them through this method.

Option 3: Email Notification: Some form owners send a copy of your response to your email. Check your inbox to review your submission.

Creator How to View Google Forms Submissions as the Form

Form creators have multiple ways to access the submitted data and understand the collected information. Here's how:

Method 1: The "Responses" Tab: Navigate to your Google Form and click the 'Responses' tab. You can view a summary, individual responses, or responses by question.

Method 2: Email Notifications: If you set up email notifications, you'll receive an email for each submission. Open the notification and click 'View Summary'.

Method 3: Google Sheets Integration: Connect your Google Form to a Google Sheet for advanced data analysis. You can export the sheet to Excel and use pivot tables. to get deeper insights into your responses.

Step-by-Step for the Responses Tab

1. Go to Google Forms and sign in, then navigate to the form you created and want to view the submitted responses from your list of forms. Click on the form to open it.

2. At the top of the form editor, click on the Responses tab. This will take you to the response overview page.

3. On the response overview page, you can see three different tabs for the responses. These are the summary of the responses received, responses by Question and the Individual responses.

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Submission Settings How to Set up Editability in Google Forms

Form creators can control whether respondents can edit their submissions. This is done in the 'Settings' of your Google Form.

Steps to Configure Settings:

1. Open the form in Google Forms and go to Settings.

2. Under 'Responses,' you can:

- Collect email addresses: Choose to verify them or allow responder input.

- Send a copy of the response: Enable this to automatically send a copy to respondents.

- Allow response editing: Enable this to allow users to edit their responses.

- Limit to 1 response: Restrict users to submitting the form only once.

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

How Do I See Sent Google Forms? Click the 'Edit your response' link after submitting or access the form's responses through the creator's view.

Can You Edit the Sent Google Forms? Yes, as the sender you can edit at any time.

How to See Google Form Responses Without Permission? You cannot view the answers unless you're the owner, a collaborator or if the show summary of responses is enabled.