Microsoft Forms

"Office Forms" redirects here. For the discontinued form builder, see Microsoft InfoPath.

Not to be confused with Windows Forms.

Microsoft Forms (formerly Office 365 Forms) is an online survey creator, part of Office 365.^[1]

Microsoft Forms

Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	June 20, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-20)
Platform	Web platform
Predecessor	Microsoft InfoPath
Type	Survey software
Website	forms.microsoft.com

Usage

Forms allows users to create surveys and quizzes with automatic marking.^[2]

The data can be exported to Microsoft Excel, Power BI dashboards^[3] and viewed live using the Present feature.^[4][5]

Phishing and fraud

Due to a wave of phishing attacks utilizing Microsoft 365 in early 2021,^[6] Microsoft uses algorithms to automatically detect and block phishing attempts with Microsoft Forms.^[7]

Also, Microsoft advises Forms users not to submit personal information, such as passwords, in a form or survey. It also place a similar advisory underneath the “Submit” button in every form created with Forms, warning users not to give out their password.^[8]

See also

• Google Forms
• Jotform