Forms - Introduction to the Microsoft Forms home page Tutorial

In this video, you will learn about the Microsoft Forms home page and how to navigate it.
The video covers different ways to create forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms, including starting from scratch or importing from Word.
It also explains how to organize your forms using collections and how to access forms that have been shared with you.
This tutorial will help you become familiar with the Microsoft Forms home page and efficiently create and manage your forms.

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In this video,

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we show you different ways to create

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a form or quiz in Microsoft Forms.

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First, sign in to Microsoft Forms

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with your Microsoft credentials.

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Microsoft Forms is generally available

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to Office 365 Education customers,

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Microsoft 365 Apps for Business customers,

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and users with a Microsoft Account,

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Hotmail, Live, or Outlook.com from

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the Microsoft Forms homepage.

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Press this button to get started.

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Here you have two options.

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You can either create a form or a quiz.

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Either way you can start from scratch.

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If you go to All My Forms page,

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you have Quick import as 1/3 option.

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With this feature you can import

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a form or quiz that you created

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earlier in Word for instance.

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This way you do not have to type over

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these questions in Microsoft Forms.

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In this space you will find all the forms

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and quizzes you have already created.

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Enter a keyword in the search

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bar to locate your form.

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You can change the way your forms

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are displayed by clicking here.

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It will appear as a list.

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Press the New Collection button

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and add forms or quizzes to it.

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Collections help you organize your

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forms based on specific topics.

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For instance, give your collection a name,

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then drag and drop the items you want in it.

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You can further select a form,

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then click on the three little dots

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to move it to a specific collection.

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Simply click on the collection

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to find all your items.

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Go to the recycle bin to locate forms

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and collections you have deleted.

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Here you may choose to restore them

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if anywhere deleted by mistake or

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you can delete them permanently

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by emptying the recycle bin.

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Your Microsoft forms also appear on

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the home page. You have 3 categories.

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Recent shows the ones you freshly

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worked on Favorites group all the

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forms you often work with the ones

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you chose to add to favorites.

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To add a form to favorites,

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click on the three little dots.

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You will find it again under this tab.

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Finally,

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the Shared with Me tab groups the forms

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that your colleagues have shared with you.

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Each form has its own menu.

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Use it to open your form,

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edit it,

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or access its responses.

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You can copy your form then move it

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to any of your Microsoft groups.

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You can either add it to your favorites.

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Or remove it from your favorites

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as you see fit,

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or remove it from your home

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page list if you no longer want

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that shortcut to appear here.

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All Microsoft groups you're

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part of are also displayed here.

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The number of forms created

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for each group appears next to

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its name right from here.

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You can create a form or quiz by

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simply clicking on the group.

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Note all group members can

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collaborate and edit this form.

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This also means that everyone

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has access to the forms,

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responses and results.

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How do you know a form belongs to a group?

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It is shown here instead of the

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name of the creator of the form.

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Now you know the different ways to

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create new forms and how to access

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and edit your existing forms.

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Your turn to give it a shot.

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