Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms

In this topic

• Create a new form

• Preview a form

• Share a form to get responses

Create a new form

1. On the Microsoft Forms main page, press the Tab key until you hear "New form," and then press Return.

2. Press Control+Option+Left arrow key until you hear "Form title," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar to edit the form title. Type a name for the form.

3. To add a subtitle for the form, press the Tab key twice. You hear: "Form description." Type a subtitle for the form.

4. To finish editing the form title, press Esc.

5. To add a question to the form, press the Tab key until you hear "Add new," and then press Return. You hear: "Choice."

6. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, press Return.

   • To select the Text, Rating, or Date question, press the Tab key until you hear the type you want, and then press Return.

   • To access the additional options at the end of the Add new menu, press the Tab key until you hear "More question types," and then press Return. To browse the options, use the Down and Up arrow keys, and then press Return to select an option.

7. You hear: "Question title." Type the question.

8. If you selected the Choice question, add the first two options to the question. Press the Tab key until you hear "Choice option text," and type the option text. Repeat for the second option. To add additional options, press the Tab key until you hear "Add option," press Return, and add an option text as instructed above.

9. To customize the questions, you can do one or more of the following:

   • For the Choice question, to allow respondents to select multiple options, press the Tab key until you hear "Multiple answers," and then press Spacebar.

   • For the Text question, to allow respondents to enter multiple lines of text, press the Tab key until you hear "Long answer," and then press Spacebar.

   • To make answering a question mandatory, press the Tab key until you hear "Required," and then press Spacebar.

10. To finish editing a question, press Esc. You can now add additional questions by repeating these instructions starting at step 5.

Preview a form

Before you share the form with the respondents, check the form in the preview. You can even complete the form yourself and make sure that everything works as it should.

1. In the form you want to check, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Preview," and then press Return.

2. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab to navigate the fields in the form preview.

3. To test the form yourself, respond to the questions and submit the form as instructed in Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms.

4. To exit the preview, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Back, button," and then press Return.

Share a form to get responses

When your form is ready, share a link to the form with the respondents.

1. In the form you want to share, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Collect responses," and then press Return.

2. To select who can respond to your form, press the Tab key until you hear the current response option, for example, "Only people in my organization can respond." Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the option you want, then press Spacebar to select it.

3. Press the Tab key until you hear "Copy link," and then press Return. The link to the form is copied to the clipboard.

4. Paste the link, for example, to a Microsoft Teams channel or an email message.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to apply a theme or add images to forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

In this topic

• Create a new form

• Preview a form

• Share a form to get responses

Create a new form

1. On the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe left or right until you hear "New form, button," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Form title, untitled form, button."

2. To add the form title, double-tap the screen, swipe left once, and then swipe right once. You hear: "Text field." Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the title. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Done, button," and then double-tap the screen.

3. To add a description for the form, swipe right until you hear "Form description," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the description. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Done, button," and then double-tap the screen.

4. To add a question to the form, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section, button," and then double-tap the screen.

5. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, double-tap the screen.

   • To select the Text, Rating, Date, Ranking, or Likert question, swipe right until you hear the type you want, and then double-tap the screen.

6. You hear: "Question title." Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to delete the default text and type the question. Swipe left until you hear "Done, button," and then double-tap the screen.

7. If you selected the Choice question, add the first two options to the question. Swipe right until you hear "Choice option text," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to delete the default text and type the option text. Swipe left until you hear "Done, button," and then double-tap the screen. Repeat for the second option. To add additional options to the question, swipe right until you hear "Add option, button," double-tap the screen, and then add the option text as instructed above.

8. To customize the questions, you can do one or more of the following:

   • For the Choice question, to allow respondents to select multiple options, swipe right until you hear "Multiple answers, checkbox," and then double-tap the screen.

   • For the Text question, to allow respondents to enter multiple lines of text, swipe right until you hear "Long answer, checkbox," and then double-tap the screen.

   • To make answering a question mandatory, swipe right until you hear "Required, checkbox," and then double-tap the screen.

9. To add additional questions, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section, button," and then double-tap the screen. Repeat steps 5 to 8 for each new question.

Preview a form

Before you share the form with the respondents, check the form in the preview. You can even complete the form yourself and make sure that everything works as it should.

You can preview a form immediately after finishing it as described in Create a new form, or you can open a previous form from the Microsoft Forms main page.

1. In the form you want to check, tap at the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "Preview, button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe right to navigate the fields in the form preview.

3. To exit the preview, tap at the top of the screen with four fingers. You hear: "Back, button." Double-tap the screen.

Share a form to get responses

When your form is ready, share a link to the form with the respondents.

You can share a form immediately after finishing it as described in Create a new form, or you can open a previous form from the Microsoft Forms main page.

1. In the form you want to share to get responses, swipe right until you hear "Share, button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. To select who can respond to your form, tap at the top of the screen with four fingers, and then swipe right until you hear "People to share with," followed by the current sharing permission option. If you want to change the option, double-tap the screen. Swipe right or left until you hear the option you want, and then double-tap the screen to select. To return to the sharing view, swipe left until you hear "Back, button," and then double-tap the screen.

3. Swipe right until you hear "Copy link, button," and then double-tap the screen. The link to the form is copied to the clipboard.

4. Paste the link, for example, to a Microsoft Teams channel or an email message.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to apply a theme or add images to forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

In this topic

• Create a new form

• Preview a form

• Share a form to get responses

Create a new form

1. On the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe left or right until you hear "New form, button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe right until you hear "Form title, untitled form, button," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type a title for the form. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

3. To add a description for the form, swipe right until you hear "Edit box, form description," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the description. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

4. To add a question to the form, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section, button," and then double-tap the screen.

5. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, double-tap the screen.

   • To select the Text, Rating, Date, Ranking, or Likert question, swipe right until you hear the type you want, and then double-tap the screen.

6. You hear: "Edit box, question title." Use the on-screen keyboard to type the question. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

7. If you selected the Choice question, add the first two options to the question. Swipe right until you hear "Edit box, Choice option text," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the option text. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard. Repeat for the second option. To add additional options to the question, swipe right until you hear "Add option, button," double-tap the screen, and then add the option text as instructed above.

8. To customize the questions, you can do one or more of the following:

   • For the Choice question, to allow respondents to select multiple options, swipe right until you hear "Multiple answers, switch," and then double-tap the screen.

   • For the Text question, to allow respondents to enter multiple lines of text, swipe right until you hear "Long answer, switch," and then double-tap the screen.

   • To make answering a question mandatory, swipe right until you hear "Required, switch," and then double-tap the screen.

9. To add additional questions, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section, button," and then double-tap the screen. Repeat steps 5 to 8 for each new question.

   Tip: Your form is saved automatically after each change you make, so you don't need to save it when you're done.

Preview a form

Before you share the form with the respondents, check the form in the preview. You can even complete the form yourself and make sure that everything works as it should.

You can share a form immediately after finishing it as described in Create a new form, or you can open a previous form from the Microsoft Forms main page.

1. In the form you want to check, swipe left until you hear "Preview, button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe right to navigate the fields in the form preview.

3. To exit the preview, swipe left until you hear "Back, button," and then double-tap the screen.

Share a form to get responses

When your form is ready, share a link to the form with the respondents.

You can share a form immediately after finishing it as described in Create a new form, or you can open a previous form from the Microsoft Forms main page.

1. In the form you want to share to get responses, swipe right until you hear "Share, button," and double-tap the screen. You hear: "Home, button."

2. To select who can respond to your form, swipe right until you hear "People to share with," followed by the current sharing permission option. If you want to change the option, double-tap the screen. Swipe right or left until you hear the option you want, and then double-tap the screen to select. To return to the sharing view, swipe left until you hear "Back, button," and then double-tap the screen.

3. Swipe right until you hear "Copy link, button," and then double-tap the screen. The link to the form is copied to the clipboard.

4. Paste the link to, for example, a Microsoft Teams channel or an email message.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to apply a theme or add images to forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365