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lysamalaise
Copper Contributor
Jun 18, 2021

Connect Multiple Forms to Excel

So a function in Google Forms that I use is connecting multiple forms to one spreadsheet as different tabs.  The forms will then automatically update.  My school district is trying to make the complete switch to Microsoft, and I need to know if forms is capable of doing this function.  I am a Special Education teacher, so I need all of the data I collect for my students in one place for doing their IEPs.  How would I accomplish this task? Thank you.

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  • RobElliott's avatar
    RobElliott
    Silver Contributor

    lysamalaise No, on its own Forms cannot do that. You would need a flow in Power Automate to save the responses to each form to an excel spreadsheet on OneDrive. That spreadsheet would need to have a table in each sheet that the flow could add the form data to.

     

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
    Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User

    • lysamalaise's avatar
      lysamalaise
      Copper Contributor
      Approximately how long would it take to do each separate form flow? I have been tasked with starting this up for the entire SPED department, which is about 15 people, and there are some who literally can't set up a flow on their own, so I would have to do their kids as well.
      • RobElliott's avatar
        RobElliott
        Silver Contributor

        lysamalaise unless they are familiar with Power Automate then they won't be able to do it. That's not surprising or a criticism of them; I am in a company of over 1000 and I am basically the only one who can build apps & flows, manage SharePoint etc. That's just how life is. Others have their own jobs to get on with and don't have the time or willpower to learn a new Microsoft app.

         

        Each flow would only take about 10 minutes to set up and test with you as the owner. The others don't need to build any flows. I can give you some screenshots of what you need to do, or alternatively we could have a zoom call with screenshares to demonstrate how this is done.

         

        Rob
        Los Gallardos
        Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User

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