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How to Create an Anonymous Survey in Microsoft Forms
Select Anyone can respond from the Settings
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Updated onJuly 22, 2024
updated onJuly 22, 2024
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Microsoft Forms is a popular tool forcreating online surveys, forms, polls, and quizzes. It can also create anonymous surveys, which allow respondents to provide feedback without revealing their identities.
Creating an anonymous survey in Microsoft Forms is a simple process; in this guide, we will discuss the steps to do the same.
How do I make a Microsoft Forms survey anonymous?
If the respondent isunable to see all questions in Microsoft Forms, ask them to sign out and back in. To learn more, check out this detailed guide.
Can Microsoft Forms be truly anonymous?
When you select the Anyone with the link who can respond option, a response submitted is anonymous. Microsoft Forms can not identify the individual’s identity who submitted the response, and it will be displayed as anonymous.
Also, even the admin and creator of the form can not see the username for the anonymous responses. When they check theresponses, they only show the respondent as anonymous. So, there is no way to track the respondents’ identities.
Earlier, the anonymous responses could be seen by global admins of Microsoft 365 through the Audit log, and the survey information, including ID and date columns, could be exported to an Excel sheet, provided they have enabled Audit logs. However, Microsoft now seemed to have corrected this flaw.
What are the benefits of anonymous surveys?
If you encounteredyour account is not enabled for the Microsoft Formsproblem, follow the steps outlined in this article.
To conclude, creating an anonymous survey in Microsoft Forms ensures the respondents feel secure and comfortable while sharing unbiased and honest feedback. This way of collecting opinions can be helpful if you wish to improve survey participation and get quality data.
If you areunable to open Microsoft Forms, it could be due to permissions issues. Read this guide to learn more.
Will you create anonymous Microsoft forms? Share your opinions with our readers in the comments section below.
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Srishti Sisodia
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Srishti Sisodia is an electronics engineer and writer with a passion for technology. She has extensive experience exploring the latest technological advancements and sharing her insights through informative blogs.
Her diverse interests bring a unique perspective to her work, and she approaches everything with commitment, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn. That’s why she’s part of Windows Report’s Reviewers team, always willing to share the real-life experience with any software or hardware product. She’s also specialized in Azure, cloud computing, and AI.
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Srishti Sisodia
Windows Software Expert
She is an electronics engineer and writer with a passion for technology. Srishti is specialized in Azure, cloud computing, and AI.
