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Google adds forms to spreadsheets

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From the what's new in Google docs department:

"Create a form and invite people to fill it out. They won't need to sign in, and they can respond directly from the email message or from an automatically generated web page. Answers will be automatically added to your spreadsheet."

Among a few other improvements like saving presentations as PDF, Google added the possibility to share a spreadsheet as a form. This is a great way to gather input from people and automagically have it inserted in a spreadsheet. Nice and easy like they usually do it.

Here are a few screenshots:

This is what people invited to input data will get on their email
gforms.png


This is the spreadsheet that will get the data
gforms2.png

Comments

1 - I tried it out too. The interface is a kludge right now.

I wonder how Google will affect Lotus' attempts to get into the Small Business market.

Google Apps is a pretty powerful toolset.

2 - LOL. Love the questions and answers. Emoticon

3 - @1 - just as much as it will affect Microsoft's already existing small biz market. It may actually help Lotus' efforts by being another avenue to consider besides MS

@ vitor - can i get a copy of this app?

4 - @Jimmy - you lost me here man. No app to send you.

Can I send you a résumé instead? Emoticon

Here's how it works:
- create a google account
- add google docs
- create a spreadsheet and share it as a form, define questions/answers ala quickr qsurvey style
- who ever you send it to just fills the form on their own email or follow a link, no need to sign in

Here's a { Link } to Google Doc help center.

P.S. - Sent you an email, please fill out the form.

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