Google Apps Hacks

330 GOOGLE APPS HACKS

Note that the difference between the answer types “Multiple choice” and “Checkboxes” is that the latter

allows for multiple selections to be made all at once (“Multiple choice” only allows a single selection). Another

answer type called “Choose from a list” is similar to the “Multiple choice” type, except that it displays a

collapsed combo box, thereby saving some space in the form.

Add as many questions and answers as you like—including free-form answers—and progress to

the next step by hitting the “Next, choose recipients” button. You can now provide a list of people to

send this survey to and click “Invite people”; recipients will see your form right in their email body.

For the purpose of this hack, however, the goal is to include the survey on your site. To include it, rst

right-click the link “Go to live form” in the form editor window and copy its URL to your clipboard.

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Get to know your site’s visitors by using an interesting Google

Spreadsheets feature.

Google Analytics and other number-crunching statistic programs already tell you a lot about your

site’s visitors. But they’re not too good at getting across opinions, insights, or wishes of your visitors

in regards to your site. If you want to know more about your visitors, why not conduct a survey and

ask them directly?

You don’t need to go far to nd ...