How to Copy a Google Form
After creating your perfect online form, you will definitely want to use it. That means sharing it online through any means you deem fit. You may also want to use it later in a new campaign or scenario.
Chances are you don’t want to hurt the existing data from your form, so you’d better create a new one. Although you can create a form in Google Forms in a few minutes, taking care of all the small details and setting up more complex features can take a while. So, it may not pay off for you to rebuild it from scratch. There is another way to reuse your forms, though. Let’s discuss them.
Create a copy of a Google Forms from the form
The easiest way to copy a Google Form is to duplicate it. There are only four steps to do this!
- Click on the three-dot menu button located at the top right corner.
- Choose the Make a copy button from the drop-down menu.
- A window will pop up, and you can rename the new form as you wish. Then, select a folder to place it in. You can also share the form with the people who viewed it before.
- After you finish the setup, you can click on Make a copy.
Create a form copy from Google Drive
You can also copy a Google Form from your Google Drive. Simply follow these steps:
- Go to the form you want to copy on Google Drive.
- Right-click on the form and choose Make a copy from the dropdown menu.
- Rename the copy titled “Copy of (original file name)” to know which one it is.
How to duplicate someone else’s form in Google Forms
Google Forms offers a variety of form templates in its gallery. However, if you come across a form that you particularly like, you may want to duplicate it and use it for your own purposes.
Unfortunately, you can’t just do it whenever you want. You need editing access to that Google Form to make a copy. What you can do is ask the form’s creator to give you access by pressing the Request Edit Access button located on the top right. If the owner gives you access, you can copy the Google Form by following one of the methods described above.
How to duplicate a form template in Google Forms
To make a copy of a Google Forms template, you must first choose the template you like. Then, click Use Template, and an editable form version will open for you. It will also be added to your Google Drive. There, you can rename and edit it as you see fit.
To share one of your forms as a template, remove the “/edit” section at the end of your form URL and replace it with “/template/preview.”
You can certainly share a copy of your Google Form if you want. First, you make any changes you want to the form, then press Send, which is located at the top right corner. You can send a copy of your form via email, link, or embed it on a website.
Of course, you can also share the form via a link on social media.
Now, you know a few ways to copy a Google Form and share it with clients, customers, respondents, colleagues, and others. Knowing other formbuilder solutions offer even more complex form fields and features can help you move up from Google Forms when it outgrows your needs.
For example, 123FormBuilder has a very robust set of features and tools and is free to use forever. You only need to pay for more specialized features. You can also copy the form results with 123FormBuider.
To duplicate a form with 123FormBuilder, you go to My Forms and then select the form you want to duplicate. Press on the three-dot menu and choose the Duplicate option. A new page will appear, allowing you to rename the file. After you save it, you can continue to make changes. The form will appear in your My Forms list. You can easily reuse the form in any way you see fit.
The process is the same for form templates. Simply choose the template you want from our list. After it appears in your My Forms menu, you can duplicate it and make changes to it.
123FormBuilder lets you share forms and manage the results. You can integrate your 123FormBuilder forms with many office and productivity tools natively or via Zapier, and you can pick from thousands of free form templates. Check out 123FormBuilder today; it’s free!
