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This would be invaluable with a few additions:

1) Checkboxes (not just radio)
2) email alerts when completed to Form owner(s)
3) Ability to attach files (20-50mb)
4) Ability to turn completed forms into tasks or "to do lists"
5) "if this... then" when creating the questions would be great. So some questions might "unlock" other questions.(slightly different than branching).
6) ability to link dates to a shared calendar (making due dates and reminders possible

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  • Chris commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    A few of these features have been added.

    1. Checkboxes do exist now. You just choose the option for multiple answers
    2. email alerst also exist in the settings option for the form
    5. This also exists. You need to use question branching.

  • teqs commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Is saw no question in the survey about "1) Checkboxes" and branching "2) if this... then".

    Both is possible now? It's at least such important as the thing questioned in the survey. We need no survey forms without it. But I didn't checked availability for a long time, used other survey software because it was not available.

  • Richard Jones commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Number 2 is a given, this should be toggled 'on' or 'off' for the form creator and also have the option to add another email address to receive the notifications.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I think several additions could be made to make it an even more powerful program:
    1. Agree...would be nice if the program could serve multiple purposes -- survey tool as well as a digital form.
    2. Allow the responses to continue to come in and be amended to a previously saved version. For example: You sent out the form, received 10 responses the first time, saved the form to OneDrive/Sharepoint, and added a column or 2 to track other date. Two weeks later, the form went out again, it generated an additional 20 responses. However, when I open the Excel file to view the new responses, it re-creates a new document, it doesn't add the new responses to the original spreadsheet. There should be a way to link any new responses to the original spreadsheet (Google Forms/Google Drive has this functionality). It is very helpful.
    3. When "Other" is provided on a survey form has a potential option, it would be nice if the other option allowed for text so those who are completing the survey can define "other".

  • Frederick commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I like the check boxes , if offers more than : Yes or No
    Files is also part of the capturing of the "data" to be used in the power of BI. Photos is my interest. To capture it for reporting...

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    It would be good to be able to set a different response if they answer incorrectly. For example, we are using it for COVID-19 screening, and if they answer Yes to any questions,we would like it to say ACCESS DENIED, for example, and send an alert email.

  • Chase Walters commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Creating tasks or to dos can be done via power automate. Once a form is submitted the flow can then take that data and populate a MS Planner hub.

  • MJ commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I'm interested in the form to be able to do a logical assessment based on some of the responses and show a message "just right after submission of the form". That will be really useful for urgent situations (such as COVID-19 forms).

  • Chris Hughes commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I wish I could vote on this more than once. It really needs the If...then elements to require additional questions or skip to the next

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    You need to add digital signatures to forms

    And definitely need to add ability to turn completed forms into tasks or 'to do' lists.

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