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Step 1
Select your Form
To select your Google Form, first log in via your Google account and then authorise Portant to view your Forms.
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Convert Google Form responses to PDFs
You can convert Google Form responses into PDFs in a few easy steps. It is simple to create PDFs which contain all kinds of different question responses including images, dates, numbers and text. After you have opened Portant Workflow, select your Google Form, then connect either a Google Slide or Google Doc template, then add question tags to your template and finally select ‘Save as PDF’, and voila!, you have automated Google Form responses into PDFs.
We know how painful and monotonous it can be to copy and paste form responses into documents and then export them as PDFs. That is why we have come to the rescue.
With Portant you can connect your Google Form, click a few buttons and PDFs will be magically generated whenever you receive a response. You can then share the PDFs via customised emails. Just select the options you require and place your documentation on autopilot.
Portant can also convert Google Forms to Docs.
How to convert Google Form responses to PDFs
01
Open Form
Select the Form you want to create PDFs from.
02
Connect Template
Connect a Google Doc or Slides template
03
Add Tags
Click insert to place tags in a Google Doc template
04
Convert
Then generate a PDF from each response
How to convert Form responses to PDFs tutorial
A closer look at each step
Step 2
Choose your PDF template
When you connect your form Portant will create a template Doc automatically including all your questions and answers. However you can select your own Google Docs or Slides file if you have something prepared already. Also, you can connect multiple documents (if you want 😀)
Step 3
Customise the template
Open the document block and add tags into your document. You can format the tags and the answers will be inserted using this format (bold, italic, colour etc)
Then select to save the file as a PDF
Step 4
Turn on Auto-create 🎉
Turn on Auto-create and then submit a response to your form to test the workflow. The PDF will be stored in a folder made in your Google Drive, which can be edited on the ‘Outputs’ tab.
Easy as that 🙌
Why convert Google Forms to PDFs?
Automate your document workflows and reclaim your time.
Eliminate unnecessary manual work
Automatically converting Google Form responses to PDFs removes manual data entry from your life, saving you the time and effort of copy and pasting or retyping. Some businesses spend up to 567 hours per year on admin tasks, much of which could be automated. Automatically converting Google Form responses to PDFs enables you to get back to the more important stuff.
Make your documents more accurate
Typos should be a thing of the past. With Google Form response to PDF converter, all data is sourced from the original Form response. This means you will not have to worry about mistakes from copying and pasting or manual data entry. Plus, your formatting is guaranteed to be consistent on all your documents.
Built into Google Workspace
Convert Google Forms to PDFs with the tools you already use: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms. Portant is integrated into Google Workspace, so it is available on the platforms you are comfortable with. Converting Google Forms to PDFs will help to turbo charge your workflows so you can hit all your goals.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. To save a blank Google Form as a PDF, open the form preview, right-click, select Print, and set the destination to ‘Save as PDF’. To save form responses as PDFs automatically, use Portant — it generates a PDF from each new response using your own Google Docs or Slides template.
There are two ways. For a blank form: open the preview, right-click, select Print, and choose ‘Save as PDF’. For form responses: connect your Google Form to Portant, add tags to a Google Docs or Slides template, and PDFs are generated automatically from each response. Try this Portant Workflow to get started in minutes.
Open Portant, select your Google Form, connect a Google Docs or Slides template, add question tags, and select ‘Save as PDF’. Portant then auto-generates a PDF every time a response is submitted. It supports text, images, dates, and numbers. View the advanced settings in the Portant docs.
Yes. Mark the source field as an image, then click Insert to place a placeholder in your template. Resize and position the placeholder however you like — the uploaded image replaces it in every generated PDF. Learn more in the Portant docs.
Yes. Add conditions based on form responses so only specific PDFs are emailed. Set these rules in the email settings panel — for example, only share when a certain answer is selected. Learn more about email conditions in the Portant docs.
Yes. PDFs are saved to a folder in your Google Drive by default, but you can choose any Drive folder your account can access. Open the options menu and change the Output Folder to your preferred location.
Yes. Portant sends each PDF via a custom email from your own email address. Enable ‘Automatically email created docs’ in the Share via Email panel. You can personalise the subject, body, and recipients using form response data. Learn more about sharing via email in the Portant docs.
Yes. Portant can also convert Google Form responses to Google Docs. The process is the same — connect your form, add tags to a Doc template, and documents are generated automatically. Read the full guide: Google Forms to Docs.
Yes. With Portant, you can download Google Form responses as PDFs or Docs automatically. Connect your form, add tags to a template, turn on Auto-create, and each new response generates a downloadable document saved to your Google Drive.
Connect your Google Form to Portant and add question tags to a Google Docs or Slides template. Each form response — including all answers — is automatically merged into your template and saved as a PDF. Get started with this Portant Workflow.
Use Portant to export Google Form responses automatically. Connect your form, add tags to a Google Docs or Slides template, and each response is exported as a document or PDF. Portant supports text, images, dates, and numbers. Try this Portant Workflow to start exporting in minutes.
Yes, in two ways: (1) For a blank form, open the preview, right-click, select Print, and set the destination to ‘Save as PDF’. (2) For responses, use Portant to automatically generate a PDF from each submission using your own template. Try this Portant Workflow to get started.
More than converting Google Forms to PDFs
You can do a lot more than just convert Google Forms to PDFs with Portant. Portant is a fully fledged online document automation solution that can optimise many different document flows. You can use our online document automation platform to optimise your repetitive work, so you can get back to doing the work you enjoy.
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