Microsoft Forms - Revision history

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 * '''Best Practice:''' Create a form in a Microsoft 365 Group or transfer ownership to a Team.
 * '''Why?''' This ensures that all members of your department or project team can manage the form and view responses, preventing "orphaned" forms.
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 ===Step-by-Step Guides===
 ====Creating & Designing====

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 ====Send & Collect Responses====
 When you are ready to go live, click the '''Collect Responses''' button.
-* '''[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/send-a-form-and-collect-responses-2eaf3294-0cff-492d-884d-a1dee909e845 Send a Collect Responses]:''' choose who can respond and how to send your form.
+* '''[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/send-a-form-and-collect-responses-2eaf3294-0cff-492d-884d-a1dee909e845 Send and Collect Responses]:''' choose who can respond and how to send your form.
 * '''Shorten URL:''' Check the Shorten URL box to generate a cleaner, more professional link that is easier to share in emails or on printed materials.
 * '''File Uploads & Security:''' If you need to add a File Upload question, Microsoft requires the form to be set to '''"Only people in my organization can respond."'''

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-====Send and Collect Responses====
+====Send & Collect Responses====
 When you are ready to go live, click the '''Collect Responses''' button.
 * '''[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/send-a-form-and-collect-responses-2eaf3294-0cff-492d-884d-a1dee909e845 Send a Collect Responses]:''' choose who can respond and how to send your form.

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-====Send and Collecting Responses====
+====Send and Collect Responses====
 When you are ready to go live, click the '''Collect Responses''' button.
 * '''[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/send-a-form-and-collect-responses-2eaf3294-0cff-492d-884d-a1dee909e845 Send a Collect Responses]:''' choose who can respond and how to send your form.

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 * Doing so '''can corrupt the sync connection''', causing new form responses to stop appearing in your spreadsheet.
 * If you need to analyze or manipulate the data, Export a copy of the data or use a separate "Pivot" sheet to pull data from the original.
 === Forms from Microsoft Lists ===

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+|lead= [[File:Microsoft-Forms.svg|50px|left]] '''Microsoft Forms''' is a lightweight tool used to create surveys, quizzes, and polls. While easy to start, following these best practices ensures your data remains secure and accessible to your team.
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-[[File:Microsoft-Forms.svg|75px|left]] '''Microsoft Forms''' is a lightweight tool used to create surveys, quizzes, and polls. While easy to start, following these best practices ensures your data remains secure and accessible to your team.
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 === Forms from Microsoft Lists ===
-If you are managing data within [[Microsoft Lists]], you can create a form directly from the list to streamline data entry.
+If you are managing data within [[Microsoft Lists]], you can create a form directly from the list to streamline data entry. See:  [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/collect-information-like-a-pro-%E2%80%93-new-microsoft-lists-forms-experience/4086659 Create a Form from a Microsoft List]
-*[https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/collect-information-like-a-pro-%E2%80%93-new-microsoft-lists-forms-experience/4086659 Create a Form from a Microsoft List] (Microsoft documentation)
 ====When to use Forms vs. When to use Lists====
 * '''Forms''' are for '''one-way data collection''' (surveys, simple registrations).

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 ===Best Practices===
 ====Collaborative Ownership (Don't Fly Solo)====
-A common mistake is creating a form under a personal account. If that person leaves the college or is unavailable, the form and its data become inaccessible.
+A common mistake is creating a form under an individual's account. If that person leaves the college or is unavailable, the form and its data become inaccessible.
 * '''Best Practice:''' Create a form in a Microsoft 365 Group or transfer ownership to a Team.
 * '''Why?''' This ensures that all members of your department or project team can manage the form and view responses, preventing "orphaned" forms.

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-⚠️ '''CRITICAL: Do Not Edit the Linked Spreadsheet'''
+⚠️ '''CRITICAL: Do Not Edit the Linked Spreadsheet'''<br />
 Manual changes to headers or row structure in Excel will break the connection to your form.
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