How to create custom PDF document from Google Forms responses?

Google Forms does not have a built-in feature to generate custom PDFs from form responses, but you can use Formesign - Fillable PDF addon to automatically generate a custom pdf document when a user submits the form. You can share this via email and sync it to your google drive folder. a consent screen before the user submits the form. This is useful for generating invoices, agreements, applications, certificates, onboarding documents, consent forms, and more.


Email custom PDF

Open your form in google forms > click on the addon icon > click Formesign - Fillable PDF > click Publish as PDF > select select Existing Google Docs template > select the document, click Select > select Email attachment, click Next > The Email respondent setup wizard will open in a new tab > select the email address field, click Next > update the subject, click Next > update the message, click More, enable the Include form response as attachment option and click Next to complete the setup.




When the user completes the form and submits it, they will receive a confirmation email with the generated PDF document as attachment.


Sync custom PDF to drive

Open your form in google forms > click on the addon icon > click Formesign - Fillable PDF > click Publish as PDF > select select Existing Google Docs template > select the document, click Select > select Google Drive, click Next > select the preferred folder and click Select to complete the setup.




When the user completes the form and submits it, the generated PDF document will be automatically synced to your google drive.


Set up Google Docs template

Open the google docs selected as the template > click Extensions > click Formesign - Fillable PDF > click Edit template > Edit template side panel with the form fields will be displayed > you can click on the fields in the Missing fields section to add in the document. The added fields will be moved the Fields in the doc section. You can use the Google Docs formatting options to customize the template as needed.





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