1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,947 A branching form can send someone to the right section and 2 00:00:03,947 --> 00:00:06,759 then accidentally continue into the next unrelated section. 3 00:00:06,759 --> 00:00:10,626 This fictional help form has three routes: Spreadsheet, Email, and General. 4 00:00:10,626 --> 00:00:14,492 The target is simple: each answer opens its own section and 5 00:00:14,492 --> 00:00:15,898 then reaches Submit form. 6 00:00:15,898 --> 00:00:19,765 We will plan the routes before clicking any menu and preview 7 00:00:19,765 --> 00:00:24,335 all three paths rather than assuming one successful path proves the form works. 8 00:00:24,935 --> 00:00:29,119 The practice blueprint starts with one required question: What kind of 9 00:00:29,119 --> 00:00:30,641 help do you need? 10 00:00:30,641 --> 00:00:33,684 Its three answers are Spreadsheet, Email, and General. 11 00:00:33,684 --> 00:00:37,868 Each has a matching destination section with one fictional detail question. 12 00:00:37,868 --> 00:00:42,052 The separate route check names the exact expected destination and ending. 13 00:00:42,052 --> 00:00:46,237 This paper plan makes it easier to spot a missing branch 14 00:00:46,237 --> 00:00:48,899 or an accidental jump into another section. 15 00:00:49,499 --> 00:00:53,172 Create the selector as Multiple choice and mark it Required. 16 00:00:53,172 --> 00:00:57,579 Google's branching help lists Multiple choice and Dropdown for Go to 17 00:00:57,579 --> 00:00:59,048 section based on answer. 18 00:00:59,048 --> 00:01:03,088 For this exercise, one answer must lead to one matching section, 19 00:01:03,088 --> 00:01:04,557 so use Multiple choice. 20 00:01:04,557 --> 00:01:08,963 Check that the routing command appears in your form's More menu. 21 00:01:08,963 --> 00:01:12,636 Required also prevents a respondent from skipping the decision point. 22 00:01:13,236 --> 00:01:17,302 Add three sections after the opening section and name them Spreadsheet 23 00:01:17,302 --> 00:01:19,520 help, Email help, and General help. 24 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,846 Place the corresponding fictional detail question in each section. 25 00:01:22,846 --> 00:01:25,803 Keep their names distinct in the routing menu. 26 00:01:25,803 --> 00:01:30,608 Set the next action of Spreadsheet help and Email help to Submit form. 27 00:01:30,608 --> 00:01:35,044 The final General help section has no next-action dropdown in the 28 00:01:35,044 --> 00:01:37,631 current editor; it ends at Submit automatically. 29 00:01:38,231 --> 00:01:40,765 Return to the opening multiple-choice question. 30 00:01:40,765 --> 00:01:45,108 Open its More menu and choose Go to section based on answer. 31 00:01:45,108 --> 00:01:46,918 Google documents this exact control. 32 00:01:46,918 --> 00:01:51,985 Assign Spreadsheet to Spreadsheet help, Email to Email help, and General to General help. 33 00:01:51,985 --> 00:01:55,243 Read each destination from the menu after selecting it. 34 00:01:55,243 --> 00:01:59,224 Do not leave an option on Continue to next section, because 35 00:01:59,224 --> 00:02:03,206 that setting can silently send the respondent to the wrong route. 36 00:02:03,806 --> 00:02:07,126 Routing the first answer is only half the job. 37 00:02:07,126 --> 00:02:11,184 At the bottom of Spreadsheet help, choose Submit form instead of 38 00:02:11,184 --> 00:02:12,660 continuing into Email help. 39 00:02:12,660 --> 00:02:14,874 Do the same for Email help. 40 00:02:14,874 --> 00:02:20,038 General help is the final section, so it ends at Submit without a dropdown. 41 00:02:20,038 --> 00:02:23,728 A form with perfect opening branches can still expose unrelated 42 00:02:23,728 --> 00:02:27,786 questions if the earlier section endings stay on the default continuation. 43 00:02:28,386 --> 00:02:30,354 Use Preview and select Spreadsheet. 44 00:02:30,354 --> 00:02:33,502 Confirm that only Spreadsheet help appears before Submit. 45 00:02:33,502 --> 00:02:37,832 Return to the first page and repeat for Email and General. 46 00:02:37,832 --> 00:02:42,161 The download lists the expected section and ending for each test. 47 00:02:42,161 --> 00:02:45,309 Check for unrelated questions after the selected section. 48 00:02:45,309 --> 00:02:49,639 All three paths passed in a private unpublished practice Form; Preview 49 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,607 did not submit any response. 50 00:02:52,207 --> 00:02:56,696 When every preview path matches the route matrix, review the form's 51 00:02:56,696 --> 00:02:59,688 responder access and publication settings before sharing it. 52 00:02:59,688 --> 00:03:03,429 Google currently documents publishing a form before others can respond, 53 00:03:03,429 --> 00:03:06,422 but your account can show different access options. 54 00:03:06,422 --> 00:03:10,537 Keep this practice form fictional and avoid collecting real contact information. 55 00:03:10,537 --> 00:03:14,652 If any path fails, return to both the opening answer mapping 56 00:03:14,652 --> 00:03:18,767 and the destination section's ending, then preview that path again.