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How to Export Google Forms to Excel: A Step-by-Step Guide

Last Updated: Thu Aug 29 2024

This step-by-step guide will show you how to export Google Form to Excel.

Transferring your form data to Excel for further analysis is quick and easy.

So let’s dive in and export your Google Form responses in an Excel sheet!

Steps:

  • Open Your Google Form
  • Click on the ‘Responses’ Tab
  • Link to Google Sheets by Clicking on Green Spreadsheet Icon
  • Download the Google Sheet as an Excel File

Step 1: Open Your Google Form

Open the Google Form you want to export.

red arrow pointing to an existing form in google forms

Step 2: Click on the ‘Responses’ Tab

At the top of the form, click on the ‘Responses’ tab. This tab displays all the responses your form has collected.

red arrow pointing to ‘Responses’ tab

Step 3: Link to Google Sheets by Clicking on Green Spreadsheet Icon

In the ‘Responses’ tab, locate the green spreadsheet icon titled “Link to Sheets” in the top right corner and click on it.

red arrow pointing to google sheet link icon

This will open a window where you can choose where to save your responses.

pop up window to choose the destination for responses

And then click on ‘Create’.

red arrow pointing to ‘Create’

This will create a new Google Sheet that will automatically populate your form responses.

google form responses in google sheet

Step 4: Download the Google Sheet as an Excel File

Google Forms doesn’t have the native option to export it in an excel sheet. So you have to link your responses to Google sheets and then export that Google Sheet as an Excel sheet.

In the Google Sheets interface, click on ‘File’ on the top menu.

red arrow pointing to ‘File’ in the top menu

From the dropdown menu, hover over ‘Download’. Click on "Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)" from the list of options.

red arrow pointing to "Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)"

This will download the spreadsheet with all your form data in Excel format.

google form responses in excel sheet

That's it! You've successfully exported your Google Forms data to Excel. This process is straightforward and takes just a few clicks, allowing you to leverage Excel’s powerful features for your data analysis needs.

Whether you're a teacher analyzing student feedback, a marketer evaluating survey responses, or a business owner looking at customer data, exporting to Excel can enhance your data analysis capabilities.

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