Surveyors more often than not get overwhelming responses to their forms which they may not always intend to get. If you are one of them and want to limit Google Form responses, you have come to the right place. Learn how to limit Google Form responses and close form automatically as well as manually in three unique ways. Watch this YouTube video:
The three best methods to limit Google form responses
1. Use Google form settings
If you want just one response from each respondent then you can use this method. To do so, you need to:
Open the Google FormClick on the Settings icon
You will then be shown the Settings windowClick on the ‘Limit to 1 response’ checkbox
Then click on the Save button
All these steps will ensure that a person can submit his response only once.
2. Manually stop accepting the responses
Once you have collected the required number of responses you intended to receive, you can change the settings manually to stop getting any more of them. To do so:
Open the Google FormSwitch to the Responses window
Slide the toggle button beside the ‘Accepting responses’ option
It will turn to ‘Not accepting responses’
And there you go since now nobody would be able to drop their responses for the Google Form anymore. Suggested read: Best way to recover deleted responses from Google Forms
3. Use the form limiter add-on
A little more flexibility and automation are good for everything. The same applies to receiving responses through Google Form. However, the built-in features are not enough. You need something more than that. Here is what you can do:
Click on the vertical ellipsis menu on the Google FormHit the Add-ons option
Choose the formLimiter add-on from the multitude of suggested options
Click on Install to install the add-on
Click ‘CONTINUE’ to go ahead with the process
Once the Add-on is installed, the FORMLIMITER window will appear on the screen
Click on the drop-down menu to make your selection
Follow the screen prompts ending with clicking on the ‘Save and enable’ option
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