Set Up Microsoft Forms to Accept File Uploads

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Use Microsoft or Google Forms to receive uploaded files

On this page:

• Overview
• Create an "Upload files" question in Microsoft Forms
• Create a "File upload" question in Google Forms

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Overview

These instructions depict how to use Microsoft Forms or Google Forms to create questions that let respondents with IU Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) or Google at IU accounts upload files to your OneDrive or Google My Drive infinite.

Of import:

If you are completing a non-IU Google form with a file upload component, you'll need to exist signed in with a personal, non-IU Google account. This may often be the instance with conference proposals, for example.

This is because of IU security settings. Farther details are available at Apply DLP for Drive to preclude data loss.

Create an "Upload files" question in Microsoft Forms

Note:

Users who are not signed into an IU Microsoft 365 account will not be able to upload files through Microsoft Forms. Come across this known issue.

1. In a supported spider web browser, become to Microsoft 365 at IU . If you see a "Sign in" prompt, enter your IU username followed by @iu.edu (do this no matter what your e-mail address is), and so, at the password prompt, enter your IU passphrase. (Practise non click annihilation on the sign-in pages other than and .) When prompted, ostend your identity with Duo Two-Stride Login, and and then cull whether to stay signed into your Microsoft 365 business relationship.
2. Click .
3. On the tab, click or select an existing form.
4. In your grade, on the tab, click , and then click (the downward pointer) to reveal more than question options. Then, select .
5. Y'all will exist prompted with the following message:

   A new folder will be created in OneDrive. Files uploaded by responders will exist captured in this binder. Note that responder names and file details will automatically be recorded in OneDrive.

   Click to proceed.

6. Enter your question text, use the "File number limit" driblet-down to prepare the maximum number of files (1-10) that can be uploaded to the question, and utilize the "Unmarried file size limit" drop-downwards to gear up the maximum size of a unmarried file upload (, , or ).

   Note:

   The button will be inactive (grayed out) for you lot as the course writer, just it will be active for your form respondents.

7. To make the question required, click the toggle.
8. To the right of the toggle, click (), and then:
   • To add a subtitle under your question, click , and the enter your text in the field.
   • To specify acceptable file types, click , and then select 1 or more than the post-obit:
     • : Have .doc, .dot, .wbk, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, and .docb files.
     • : Accept .xls, .xlt, .xlm, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, and .xltm files.
     • : Accept .ppt, .pot, .pps, .pptx, .pptm, .potx, .potm, .ppam, .ppsx, .ppsm, .sldx, and .sldm files.
     • : Accept .pdf files.
     • : Accept .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .bmp, .tiff, .psd, .thm, .yuv, .ai, .drw, .eps, .ps, .svg, .3dm, and .max files.
     • : Accept .avi, .mp4, .mov, .wmv, .asf, .3g2, .3gp, .asx, .flv, .mpg, .rm, .swf, and .vob files.
     • : Accept .mp3, .aif, .iff, .m3u, .m4a, .mid, .mpa, .ra, .wav, and .wma files.
   • To select branching options, click .
9. To view your question as respondents will run into information technology, near the top, click .

Files uploaded by respondents are saved to your Microsoft OneDrive at IU space. In the folder, select the folder matching the name of your class, and then click the subfolder for the question to access the files.

Create a "File upload" question in Google Forms

To upload files, respondents will demand to exist logged into their Google at IU accounts. Files uploaded by respondents are stored in your Google at IU My Drive.

1. Go to google.iu.edu and click . If prompted, log in with your IU username and passphrase.
2. Click .
3. From the menu on the left, select . If you don't meet the card, click (), and so click .
4. In , open an existing form or quiz, or create a new ane.
5. In your form or quiz, click (the circle with a plus sign).
6. In the field, enter the text of your upload request.
7. In the drop-down, to the right of the field, click the down pointer next to the current option, and then select .
8. If prompted, review the "Let respondents upload to files to Drive" information, so click .
9. Set file upload options, as needed:
   • Allow only specific file types: Click the toggle to enable the selection, and then click the checkboxes to select the file types respondents are permitted to upload.
   • Maximum number of files: Use the drib-down to set a maximum of , , or .
   • Maximum file size: Utilise the drop-downward to set a maximum of , , , , or .
   • Maximum capacity: To change the maximum capacity for the form, click to open the "Settings" screen, and then:
     1. On the tab, nether "Maximum size of all files uploaded", utilise the driblet-down to select , , , or .
     2. Click .

     The grade volition stop collecting responses when the total size of all file uploads reaches the limit you lot select.

To access files uploaded by respondents, reopen your form and click . The tab lists all files uploaded by form respondents. Alternatively, on the left, click to access the files in Google My Drive. Your Google My Drive will have a folder for each of your forms, with files from respondents stored by question in subfolders.

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