Find out if a Google Form has changed
Forms History lets you see if changes have been made to a Google Form. Forms History is available for free from the Google Workspace Marketplace:
See when a Google Form has changed
- Open a Google Form.
- At the top, click
(Add-ons) > Forms History > Open.
Optional:
- To find grouped versions: In the right panel, click Expand arrow_drop_down.
Tip: To browse a form’s version history, you need permission to edit.
Make a copy of the current version
You can make a copy of the current version of the form which is linked to the form’s version history.
- Open a Google Form.
- At the top, click
(Add-ons) > Forms History > Open. - In the right panel, next to the current version that you want to copy, click to Make a copy.
- Enter a name for your copy.
- Choose where to save the file.
- To share the file with the same people, click Share it with the same people.
- Click OK.
View a copied version of the Google Form
You can view a copy of the form created with Forms History from the version history.
- Open a Google Form.
- At the top, click
(Add-ons) > Forms History > Open. - In the right panel, click the link to the copied version of the form.
Important: Only copies of the form made with Forms History are available in the version history.
Tip: ⬤ indicates if there is a copy of the form in the grouped version history.
Unable to see a form revision?
The revisions for your form may occasionally be merged by Google to save storage space. Previous versions of a form are only available as copies made with Forms History.
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Alice Keeler (alicekeeler.com) for Forms History feedback, ideas, artwork and inspiration.
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