Custom User Interfaces for Google Forms
Make beautiful web front ends for your Google Forms.
Get all the functionality of a Google Form but with limitless design possibilities; the best of both worlds while enhancing the user experience through the creation of custom user interfaces for your Google Forms.
Google Forms are a fantastic tool to collect and store data. This is largely because once the data is in Google, there are seemingly unlimited possibilities on how to act on said data. The only drawback is all the Forms look the same. When you create your own custom user interface for a Google Form, you preserve the use of a powerful tool, but add the potential for a professional and elegant design. With a smattering of HTML and CSS skills, you can embed your Google Form custom user interface anywhere on the web with a beautiful and seamless appearance wherever you choose to host it.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of web hosting, HTML & CSS is beneficial.
Creating your custom user interface.
In the first video, you are led through the creation of a simple Google Form.
Then, you learn the simple trick required to access the small amount of Form code necessary for your custom user interface development.
Finally, you pull it all together by building a simple user interface, implementing the Form code we collected, and confirming the successful functionality of our work.
Creating a custom submission confirmation page.
Now that you have your custom user interface for your Google Form, the only visual remnants of the Google Form underneath is the submission confirmation page.
In the second video, you are led through the creation and implementation of your own custom submission confirmation page and a light introduction to styling with CSS. Finally, you demonstrate results, and the functionality is confirmed.
Once you learn how to create your own Google Form custom user interface and submission confirmation page, you are ready to implement Google Forms with limitless design options wherever you see fit. The code you create can be embedded in many existing website creation platforms, such as Google Sites, or hosted anywhere that you can host an HTML page.
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