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Experience the revamped Forms with your Microsoft account

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junyuB
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Jun 21, 2024

We've recently updated the end-to-end experience for Microsoft account holders, from form creation to response analysis, making it more modern and intuitive. This exciting revamp gives you a fresh look on the landing, portal, design, and result pages. Whether you're planning a family reunion, organizing a party, or simply doing a check-in, the new Forms offers a seamless and enjoyable experience from start to finish. Let's explore the new experience together!

 

To give you a better sense of the revamped experience and put it to good use, let's create a party invitation together. Summer is here—imagine you’re planning a barbecue at your place, inviting friends over for some fun and good times together.

 

New template type - invitation and check-in

In the portal page, we've organized templates into four categories. Alongside survey and quiz, we've added invitation and check-in templates. Since you're planning a barbecue party and want to save some time for crafting the invitation, you can just select invitation template to begin crafting your own.

 

New portal page

Access templates anytime

Upon entering the design page, you'll notice that you can easily access various templates on the left side pane. In this instance, as you realize your birthday is approaching, you decide to expand your plans beyond just a barbecue and include a celebration. You locate the Birthday party invitation template and make the switch accordingly.

 

Various templates in left-side pane

Customize style and layout

From the right-side pane, you have the option to select a style from our suggestions or personalize your own. Additionally, you can choose the layout of the cover page for your invitation. In this scenario, considering it's your birthday, you opt for a birthday-themed style. Recognizing that most of the audience will likely view the invitation on their phones, you select a layout optimized for mobile viewing.

 

Styles in right side-pane

Versatile distribution options

After creating the invitation, it's time to send it out! In the new distribution interface, you can now choose to live present the form to your audience for better engagement. Alternatively, you can still send your form using traditional methods such as URL, QR code, email, or sharing on social media. Simply select your preferred method and send the invitation to your friends and family.

 

Live present in distribution interface

Why wait? Visit forms.office.com now and try out the revamped experience with your Microsoft account.

Published Jun 21, 2024
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  • amandaburdett's avatar
    amandaburdett
    Copper Contributor

    The new update is going horribly for us at the moment! It keeps freezing, can only see a tiny portion of the editable section which makes it difficult to use.

    Are these bugs going to be fixed?

  • joelkino's avatar
    joelkino
    Copper Contributor

    Great re-design!

    When is this coming to Work or School accounts?

  • Hilde_D's avatar
    Hilde_D
    Copper Contributor

    junyuB This is a serious  change for us. We have a custom form template which is used into the whole organization.
    All our intranet forms have been automatically changed into a new style which we apparently can't customise to the old style.
    We ask Microsoft to revert this to the possibility of having at least the existing forms be represented as the old look & feel.

  • rebecca91099's avatar
    rebecca91099
    Copper Contributor

    How can I get access to this? A co-worker of mine has it but I don't. 

     

    Thanks!

  • RichardWHK's avatar
    RichardWHK
    Copper Contributor

    Hilde_D we're in the same boat! Using forms for our internal processes and some external - all the themes have changed to no longer have our corporate branding, which was a simple clean full-width banner with logo. Nowhere in this article is this mentioned. I was trying to create a new form with an existing template/style and it's no longer possible.
    Copilot to build forms is amazing / such a time saver - allowing people to have file uploads for external (outside of the organisation) users would have made this a really powerful form option for our organisation (a highly requested feature from looking for how to do it) - instead we get pretty forms and an easier way to make party invitations... neat?

  • SimonW1275's avatar
    SimonW1275
    Copper Contributor

    Was loving the new revamped presentation of responses (nicer charts etc), but this now seems to have reverted back to the old pre-vamped version. Will the revamped look be returning?

  • Hilde_D's avatar
    Hilde_D
    Copper Contributor

    RichardWHK We have a similar form with corporate branding: a simple Form of full-width banner with logo. 
    We made a support ticket, but it was a disappointment that they couldn't help us. Support within Microsoft doesn't even have contact with the Forms product team.
    The only solution which was given: make an issue on the Microsoft feedbackportal. So I did. Problems with revamped style/layout in MS Forms - existing Forms should not be impacted · Community (microsoft.com) 

  • Hilde_D's avatar
    Hilde_D
    Copper Contributor

    RichardWHK  I remarked that the MS Forms style/layout has been updated over the weekend, and our previous design (1 custom colour Banner with logo) is again represented in a good layout. (fingers crossed that Microsoft doesn't revamp the style...)
    Perhaps you could check if this is also your experience.