Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (2024)

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InMicrosoft Teams, easily set up a Forms tab, create a new form to collect responses, add an existing form to collect responses or show survey results, collaborate with your team on a form, create notifications for your form, or conduct a quick poll just for your team.

Work with your team members to create and edit a form

In Microsoft Teams, you can add a Forms tab so you can create a new form or add an existing one that your entire team can edit.

Add a Forms tab to create a new form

  1. In Teams, go to the channel you want and click Add a tab Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (1).

  2. Under Tabs for your team, click Forms.

  3. In the Forms tab configuration page that opens, choose Create a shared form that your team can edit, then provide a name for your new form.

  4. Post to the channel about this tab is automatically checked so you can immediately share your new form with your team. If you don't want to share it right away, deselect this option.

  5. Click Save.

You are now ready to work with your team to create this form.

Note:Each form tab will have an action status in front of the form title. In the following example, this survey is in the process of being created, so Edit is in front of the form title: Edit | Survey: Feedback on the New Tour.

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Add an existing form to collect responses, show survey results, or collaborate with your team

  1. In Teams, go to the channel you want and click Add a tab Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (3).

  2. Under Tabs for your team, click Forms.

  3. In the Forms tab configuration page that opens, choose Add an existing form.

  4. In the Search field, type in the name of the form you want to add or select from the list below the field.

  5. In the dropdown list below Add an existing form, choose whether to Collect responses, Show results, or Collaborate.

  6. Post to the channel about this tab is automatically checked so you can immediately share your new form with your team. If you don't want to share it right away, deselect this option.

  7. Click Save.

If you select Collect responses,the form will be in "Fill" mode, so you'll see Fill in front of the title to let you know you're in the process of collecting responses from your team. Example: Fill | Survey: Feedback on the New Tour.

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If you select Show Results, youare sharing the results of a form with your team, and the form will be in "Results" mode. You'll see Results in front of the title to let you know responses have been collected and you're now sharing those results with your team. Example: Results | Survey: Feedback on the New Tour.

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If you select Collaborate, you and your team can editan existing form.You'll see Edit in front of the title to let you know the form is open for edit. Example: Edit | Survey: Feedback on the New Tour.

Start a conversation with your team about a form

Now that you've created a new form or added an existing one, anyone on your team can contribute to your form. It's easy to get a conversation going about it by clicking on the conversation icon in the upper right corner of Teams.

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A conversation window will open to the right of your form tab. Learn more about using the Conversation tab in Microsoft Teams.

Set up notifications about your form

The Microsoft Forms connector can help you keep your team up-to-date on the responses for your forms. Just tell the connector which forms you want to subscribe to, and the channel will be notified with a summary of responses each day.

  1. Next to the channel for which you want to set up a notification about your form, click More options Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (7) > Connectors.

  2. To the right of the Forms icon, click the Configure button.

  3. Under Choose the form you want to receive notifications for, click the drop down menu and select a form. You'll receive a daily update of responses to your selected form.

Learn more about notifications in Microsoft Teams.

Conduct a poll within your team

With Microsoft Forms, you can create an instant, real time poll in seconds within your Microsoft Teams app.

  1. Go to the Teams channel or chat window in which you want to include a quick poll. At the bottom of your Teams app, click Forms.

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    Note:If you don't see the Forms icon, click Messaging extensions Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (9), and then select Forms.

  2. Add your question and options, and then click Next.

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  3. Preview your poll, and then click Edit if you want to make changes, or click Send if you're ready to post it.

As people in your group take the poll, you'll see real time results in your group conversation.

Feedback for Microsoft Forms

We want to hear from you! To send feedback about Microsoft Forms, go to the upper right corner of your form andselectMore form settings Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (11) > Feedback.

See Also

Add a poll to your Teams channel, chat, or meeting

Delete a group form in Microsoft Teams

Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Forms

Work with colleagues to create, edit, and review forms in Microsoft Teams (2024)

FAQs

How to collaborate with Microsoft Forms? ›

Share a quiz or form to collaborate
  1. Sign into Microsoft365.com.
  2. Select Forms or Apps > Forms.
  3. Open the quiz or form you want to collaborate on.
  4. Select Share.
  5. Select More options > Collaborate or Duplicate.

How do I allow others to edit my Microsoft Form? ›

In Microsoft Forms, open the form or quiz you want to share to collaborate. Collaborate or Duplicate . , select the Share button and proceed to the next step. Under Share to collaborate, select + Get a link to view and edit.

How to create fillable forms in Teams? ›

Add a Forms tab to create a new form
  1. In Teams, go to the channel you want and click Add a tab .
  2. Under Tabs for your team, click Forms.
  3. In the Forms tab configuration page that opens, choose Create a shared form that your team can edit, then provide a name for your new form.

How do you collaboratively edit a document in a team? ›

Collaborate in a file
  1. In Teams, go to OneDrive .
  2. Find the file you want to share.
  3. Hover over the file and select Share . Add the name, group, or email you want to share the file and collaborate with. Select Sharing settings. and choose your file's sharing permissions. ...
  4. Select Apply to save changes.
  5. Select Send .

How do I make a Microsoft form accessible to everyone? ›

Open the form or quiz that you want to manage. Select Collect responses. Under Send and collect responses, select: Anyone can respond - Anyone in our outside of your organization can be given the form or quiz link and access.

Can two people complete a Microsoft form? ›

However, one of the features of Microsoft Forms is that you can share a form with others to collaborate on the same form on it in real time. This means that you can have two people filling in a Microsoft form. Appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your time and cooperation.

How do I allow people to edit forms? ›

Send a form for others to edit
  1. Open a form in Google Forms.
  2. In the top right, click More .
  3. Click Add collaborators.
  4. Click "Invite people."
  5. In the "Add editors" window, add email addresses to share it with others.
  6. Click Send.

How to make Microsoft Forms editable? ›

Edit a form
  1. Step 1: Open your form (if not open already) On the File tab, click Open. ...
  2. Step 2: Show the Developer tab on the ribbon. Right click on any of the ribbon commands. ...
  3. Step 3: Add/edit controls on your form. On the Developer tab, click Design Mode, and then add/edit the controls you want.

Can people edit their responses in Microsoft Forms? ›

User clicks on the link in the "Recent" section of their MS Forms to open their submission. User clicks on the "Edit" link in the top right-hand corner of the form in order to edit responses.

How do I create an interactive form in Microsoft? ›

Start a new form
  1. Sign in to Microsoft 365 with your school account. ...
  2. Open the OneNote notebook in which you want to insert a form.
  3. On the Insert tab, select Forms. ...
  4. A Forms for OneNote panel will open and dock on the right side of your OneNote notebook.
  5. Under My Forms, select.

How to create a feedback form in Teams? ›

Just open MS Teams and go to the channel you want to make the survey in. Then, click the '+' icon to open the menu and select 'Forms'. This will take you to the Forms platform where you can create your survey. Customize it with questions, response types, and themes.

Does Microsoft Office have fillable Forms? ›

In Word, you can create a form that others can fill out and save or print. To do this, you will start with baseline content in a document, potentially via a form template. Then you can add content controls for elements such as check boxes, text boxes, date pickers, and drop-down lists.

How do I make a document editable by multiple users? ›

Try it!
  1. Select Share.
  2. Save it to OneDrive.
  3. Give the file a name.
  4. Select permissions to decide who has access to the file and if they can edit it.
  5. Add names or email addresses for the people you want to share with.
  6. Type an optional message if you want.
  7. Select Send.

How to make a document editable in Teams? ›

Collaborating
  1. From a channel or chat, select the Files tab. Locate the file you'd like to edit, then click the More options menu.
  2. From the menu that appears, select how you'd like to open the document for editing. ...
  3. Begin making edits to the file.

How do you control who can edit a document in Teams? ›

1 answer
  1. In Teams, select one team group and the channel, and click files tab.
  2. In files tab, click Open in SharePoint.
  3. Select the file you want to edit and change access permission->click “…”->Details.
  4. In right pane, click “Manage access”.
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How do I share all Microsoft Forms with another user? ›

Try it!
  1. Open the form you want to share and select Share. ...
  2. Choose with whom you want to share your form, and then select Copy next to the text box with a unique link.
  3. Paste the copied link in a presentation or email, or embed it in a web page.

How do I add a co-owner in Microsoft Forms? ›

Replies (6) 
  1. Open the form that you want to share and click on the Share button on the top right corner.
  2. In the Share pane, click on the drop-down menu next to Anyone with the link can respond and select Specific people in my organization can respond.
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How do I use Microsoft collaborate? ›

Collaborate in Microsoft 365 for business
  1. Sign in to Office.com/signin.
  2. Choose OneDrive in the Office Online app launcher.
  3. Choose a file or folder.
  4. Choose Share to send an email or Copy link. Note: You can also share the file directly from the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint desktop apps.

Can Microsoft Forms have two owners? ›

If you've created a survey, quiz, or poll, you can easily move it to a group so everyone in your group becomes an owner of that form. Group co-authors can help add content, analyze responses, and share the form with others.

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