Sharing and Collaboration - Microsoft Forms
- Fleshman-Cooper, Ian
Overview
Microsoft Forms makes it easy to share your forms, quizzes, and polls with others, as well as collaborate on their creation. Whether you’re working with a team or distributing a form to a large audience, this guide will walk you through the sharing and collaboration features available in Microsoft Forms.
Once your form, quiz, or poll is ready, you can share it with your intended audience in several ways:
Via Link
Click Collect responses and copy the provided link.
Share the link via email, messaging apps, or social media.
Via Invitation
Click Collect responses and then select Invitation [1].
You can edit the invitation message before sending it.
Select Outlook or Teams as the platform you’d like to send this form through.
Click Send [2].
Via QR Code
Click Collect responses and then select QR Code.
Download or copy the QR code.
Share the QR code on printed materials, presentations, or digital platforms.
Via Embed Code
Click Collect responses and then select Embed.
Copy the embed code.
Paste the code into your website, Canvas course, or blog to display the form directly on the page.
Setting Permissions
When sharing your form, you can control who can view and respond to it:
Anyone can respond
Only people in Seattle Pacific University can respond
Disable Record name to allow respondents to submit responses anonymously.
Enable One response per person to limit the amount of responses they can submit.
Specific people in Seattle Pacific University can respond
Collaborating on Forms
Microsoft Forms allows you to collaborate with others on the creation and editing of forms, quizzes, and polls. Here’s how to add collaborators:
Adding Collaborators
Open the form you want to share.
Click the More Options (•••) button and select Collaborate.
Determine who will be able to collaborate on the form by selecting the dropdown:
Anyone with an Office 365 work or school account can edit and view
People in SPU with a link can edit and view
Specific people in SPU with the link can edit and view
Copy the link and share it with those you want to collaborate on the form.
Select Get a link to duplicate to generate and share copies if you prefer separate forms for collaboration.
Dashboard
Select Share with me in the dashboard to view the forms you are collaborating on with others.
