Creating a Google contact form

Using a Google form in place of posting your email address on a webpage can reduce the amount of spam you receive in your email account. Not only will using a Google contact form reduce spamming, but it will also allow you to track your communications with the Google spreadsheet that is automatically created when a form response is submitted.

The following steps will help you create a template for a contact form using Google Forms. Google also offers pre-made templates that you can use.

1. Log in to the UD's Google Drive using your UDelNetID and password.
2. Click Create.

   

3. Click Form from the drop down menu.

   

4. You will see this page.

   

   • At the top of the screen you will see a list of options specific to UD's Google form template. Select any settings that you want to apply to your form.
   • Fill out Untitled Form text box.
   • Fill out Form Description text box.
   • Enter a Question Title.
   • Select Question Type.
   • Click Done.

5. Click Add item by clicking the desired question type from the drop down menu to add more questions to the form.

   

6. Edit the text the user sees when submitting the form through the Confirmation Page box.

   

7. Click Send form. A new dialogue box will appear and a link to the google form will be provided that you can post to your page.

   

8. Click Embed if you want to post the form directly on the webpage.

   

9. You can view contact requests submitted through this form in Google Drive under Sheets. Spreadsheets will be organized by the form title so if you have multiple contact forms, they will need different titles.