The document discusses how Google Forms provides an easy way to collect information over the web from strangers and colleagues. It can be used for surveys, market research, feedback forms, and building simple databases. Examples given include using forms for website sign-ups, collecting information from distributed teams, and managing feedback forms and contact information. The document also demonstrates how forms can be used to filter, sort, and generate custom email lists from collected data.

1. Bits and Bytes
Google Forms
Easy way to collect information over the web
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2. Very useful when…
• … you want an easy way to collect
information over the web
– from strangers
– from friends and colleagues
• Survey and market research
• Feedback forms
• Build a simple database
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3. Examples
• BACN website sign-up widget
– “Contact Us” forms on a website
• Collecting information from a
distributed team
– addresses
– budgets, estimates, etc.
– contributions to the next
company party
• Feedback forms after a client
meeting
• Managing contacts
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4. Demo Contact
Management
• Types of opportunities
• Sales stages
• Who is lead contact on our end
• Contact dates
• Filtering
• Sorting
• Limited email lists
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5. Build a feedback form
• Name
• Event date
• Questions
• email address
• Filter on event date
• Filter on response rating
• Generate custom email list
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6. Summary
• Create a new Google Spreadsheet
• Write the labels into the top row of
columns
• Create Form
• Customize information elements
• Share the link to the form
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