[How-To] Embed Google Docs Forms in your Blog

Sometime back Google Docs added Forms feature to spreadsheet. Starting yesterday, Google Docs has integrated the embedding feature with the Google Spreadsheet.

Now you can embed the same form into your website or blog. This answers the most important question ” How do i embed my form into my blog or website? ” The form inputs leads to the updation of the spreadsheet.

To create a Google Docs form to embed in your website or blog follow the steps mentioned below

1.) Create a spreadsheet with the form fields you wish to expose in the form.

2.) Save the Spreadsheet.

3.) Click on link called Share and select the form feature

4.) Copy the embed code and paste it in your blog or website where you wish this form to be displayed.

Another step which proves that fact that we just don’t need web versions of our desktop software. We, as end users need web software that takes advantage of being online.

[Update] : Inside Adsense blog has also come out with an interesting post on this topic. For further step by step  on this, follow this link from Google Docs Support.

[Update 2] In case if you are having issues with saving the embed code which contains iFrame in your WordPress blog, the hack for the same is mentioned below

1.) Copy the embed code containing iFrame.

2.) Switch to the HTML view on your WordPress blog composition windows instead of the Visual view.

3.) Paste the embed code and do not move back to the Visual screen. Visual screen by default removes the source code which is not in the allowed list.

4.) Publish the post with the iFrame code. ( Remember, do not switch to the Visual tab, else, you will lose the iFrame code)

Also read: Google adds Forms Feature to Spreadsheets

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