In this tutorial, we will learn How to Create PDF files from Google Form Response
To create PDF files from Google forms responses you can use the “Email notification for Google forms” addon which comes with an in-built PDF generator.
How to Create PDF files from Google Form Response: Step by Step Guide
Once you install the Google forms add-on, whenever a user submits response on Google forms, you will get an option to create a PDF file from that response which can be further sent as an attachment over email.
The generated PDF file will have all the questions and answers which were submitted in your Google form.
Enclosed are the steps to Create PDF files from Google Form Response :
Step 1: Open Google forms
Open your Google forms where you want to create and generate pdfs from user responses.
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Step 2: Find the addon
- Click on the three vertical dots in the top right corner of your Google forms
- Now Select “Add-ons” from the available drop-down
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In the search bar for Google Workspace Marketplace type “Email Notification for Google forms”
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Step 2: Install the “Email notification for Google forms” addon from Google Workspace Marketplace.
Click on the install button and provide the necessary permissions to complete the installation.
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Step 3: Start the add-on
Click on the Add-ons icon in the top right corner of your Google forms
Now Select “Email Notifications for Google Forms“
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Now to create a new email Notification Click on “Create Email Notification”
To modify an existing rule, click on “Manage Form Settings”
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Step 4: Generate PDFs
Once the Add-on is started, scroll down and select the checkbox “Generate PDF Files” and click on save rules
Once you save the rule the add-on will generate a pdf from the available response and send it as an attachment in the email notification.
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How to Change PDF File Name in Google forms responses
You can change and customize the PDF file name in Google forms user responses
For example, the below string will create a pdf file where the name will be the same as the Google forms name along with the response number where you receive the feedback.
{{Form Name}} {{Response Number}}.pdf
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Wrapping Up
Email notification for Google forms add-on makes it very easy to create and generate pdf files from user responses.
We would love to have this feature in-built into Google forms. Maybe in the future, Google might provide this as an inbuilt functionality. Until then use the third-party add-on to get the work done.
We hope this tutorial on How to Create PDF files from Google Form Response was helpful.
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