Want to give access to Google Form responses to someone else? Google Forms offers many ways to share responses with others. You can add them as a collaborator, share the linked Google Sheet, or share a PDF or a CSV file containing the responses. Let’s check different ways to share Google Form responses with others.
Sharing Google Form results is handy when you want someone else to view the results, too, such as a co-worker, friend, etc. You don’t need to share your Google account details with them. You can use the methods mentioned in this post.
1. By Linking Google Forms to Google Sheets and Sharing It
Google Form responses can be saved in Google Sheets. You need to share the Google Sheet containing the responses to the form with others. For that, first, you need to link Google Forms to Google Sheets.
This method allows you to send Google Form responses to multiple email addresses and share responses without editing your Google Form permissions. Here are the step-by-step instructions:
Step 1: In your Google Form, click on the Responses tab.
Step 2: Click on the Link to Sheets option with the Google Sheets icon in the top-right corner.
Note: If you have already linked a sheet, you will see the View in Sheets button. Click on that and go to Step 4.
Step 3: A pop-up will show up. Select ‘Create a new spreadsheet’ if you want to store responses in a new spreadsheet, and click on Create.
Step 4: The linked Google Sheet will open containing the responses to your form. Click on the Share button at the top.
Step 5: Enter the email ID with whom you want to share the Google Form responses and hit the Send button.
Note: By default, users will have the edit permissions for the sheets. That means they can edit the responses. But you can change that by clicking on the Editor box > choosing Viewer (can only view) or Commentor (can comment). You can change these permissions later, too.
Tip: Learn how to save Google Form responses to different sheets
The benefit of using this method is that the new responses will show automatically in the linked spreadsheet. And the user also won’t have editing permission for your actual form.
Tip: Learn how to edit Google Forms like a pro
2. By Adding as a Collaborator
Another easy way to share your Google Form responses with someone else is by adding them as a collaborator on your form. However, note that they can not only see the responses as you do but also edit your form. If you are okay with that, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open your Google Form on a computer.
Step 2: Click on the three-dot icon at the top and select Add Collaborators from the menu.
Step 3: Enter the email address of the user in the ‘Add people and groups’ text box and click on Done.
The recipient will receive an email giving them access to view Google Form responses.
The advantage of this method is that the recipient can view a summary of responses like the original creator. However, the drawback is that the recipient can edit the form too.
3. By Sharing CSV File
Another way to share Google Form responses with someone else is by sending them a CSV file containing the responses to your form. Google Forms offers a native feature to create an offline CSV file of responses, as shown below:
Step 1: Open your Google Form and go to the Responses tab.
Step 2: Click on the three-dot icon in the Responses panel.
Step 3: Select Download responses (.csv) from the menu.
Step 4: Select the location to download the CSV file. It might be downloaded in the ZIP format.
Step 5: Once downloaded, send the ZIP or the extracted CSV file to the recipient via email or any other sharing method.
The pro of this method is that it works offline. And it’s best use case is when form responses have been closed. On the other hand, the drawback is that the responses will not be updated automatically. You must download and share the CSV file again if any new response arises.
4. By Sharing as a PDF
You can also share Google Form responses with others in PDF format. First, you must create and download a PDF file of the responses. Then, you can send it to someone else.
Here are step-by-step instructions to create and share a PDF file with Google Form responses:
Step 1: Go to your Google Form and click on the Responses tab.
Step 2: Click on the three-dot icon next to the Send button and select Print.
Step 3: The responses will open in a new tab. Use the Ctrl + P keyboard shortcut to open the Print preview window.
Step 4: Click on the drop-down box next to Destination and select Save as PDF. Then, click on the Save button to download the PDF.
Step 5: Email the PDF file with the responses or share it in instant messaging apps like WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
Just like the above method, this method also works offline. So, the responses will not update automatically.
Tip: Learn how to convert Google Forms to PDF, Docs, or Word.
By default, Google will only notify and send an email notification to the creator of the Google Form whenever a new response is added. To send notifications to multiple emails, you must use a third-party add-on known as Email Notifications for Google Forms.
We have a detailed guide covering how to use this add-on to send Google Form response notifications to another email.
Tip: Learn how to send email based on response in Google Forms.
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Those were the best methods to share Google Form responses with others. Before you go, learn how to create an RSVP and online survey in Google Forms.
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