Customise a Google Form theme

September 3rd, 2014 by Simplify Solutions

Google Forms iconGoogle have just released the ability to customise themes on Google Forms. This long-awaited feature is great for individuals and organisations that want to personalise brand the look and feel of their forms. The header and background image and colour can be customised, along with the fonts, colours and alignment of form text.

Here is an overview of how to get started with customising your forms.

 

Step 1: Create your Google Form.

Step 2: Click the Change theme button at the top of the form. The Change theme panel will open on the right.

Change theme button and panel

Step 3: Click a theme to select it as a starting point.
Tip: Pick a theme that has the look and feel closest to what you want to create. This will make it quicker to customise.

Step 4: Click the Customise button beneath the theme.

Customise button

Step 5: Click on each section to expand it and see the customisation options.

Customisation options

Step 6: Customise each section to suit your needs. All your changes are saved automatically.

Here is a summary of what you can change:

Header image Change or remove the image displayed in the header of the form.
Title Change the font face, colour, size and alignment of the text. It can also be made bold.
Description Change the font face, colour, size and alignment of the text.
Question Change the font face, colour and size.
Help text Change the font face, colour and size.
Options (ie. answer options) Change the font face, colour and size.
Form background Change the background and border colour of the actual form.
Page background Add, change or remove a background image and adjust its alignment. You can also choose just to have a background colour.

Step 7. When you have finished customising your form, click the Edit questions button at the top of the form to continue building questions.

Note: You can also copy a theme from an existing form. This is useful if you have previously created a great theme in another form that you want to re-use. Just click the Choose form button at the top of the Change theme panel and select the form you want to copy the theme from.

 

 

 

One Response to “Customise a Google Form theme”

  1. September 05, 2014 at 6:54 pm, Kati said:

    Great overview, thanks for outlining how to customise forms!

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