5 Steps: How To Make Google Forms Anonymous

Start by creating a new form. Add a question by clicking the ‘+’ icon at the top of the floating navigation bar on the right.

The question format depends largely on the purpose of the form. In this guide, we will create a checkbox grid to survey respondents’ satisfaction with our services. It will help you better understand Anonymous settings in Google Forms.

Select the question type in the drop-down menu beside the question input box. We are using checkbox grid questions for this guide.

Write the question and the survey options. Populate the rows with questions or survey items and columns with choices.

Ensure no identifying information, including names, email addresses or transaction numbers, is shared. Questions asking for specific identifiable information should not be included in anonymized Google Forms.

To make a form anonymous, there are some settings you need to change. Go to the settings tab at the top of the Form page.

The settings page has quite a few settings to check. Do not get overwhelmed. They are pretty straightforward.

Expand the responses section. There are then several different settings:

• Collect email addresses: You want to set this to 'Do not collect'. On the other settings of 'Verified' or 'Responder' it will require them to login.

• Allow response editing: will automatically turn off when you select the ‘Do not Collect’ option. However, just double check the toggle is set to off.

• Limit to 1 response: Ensure this is toggled off, otherwise it will require a user to sign in.

You are done. Click the preview at the links cluster at the top of the page to check what your Google Form looks like.

Review the forms page and the questions. Look at the ‘Not Shared text below the account information. It means that the Form is anonymous. The data will not be collected and shared.