How to make a Google form anonymous

Stop a Google Form from collecting email addresses, so responses stay anonymous.

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In the form editor, click the Settings tab.

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Click the arrow next to Responses to open its settings.

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Click the drop-down next to Collect email addresses.

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Choose Do not collect. The form no longer asks for or records an email address.

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Leave Limit to 1 response off: it makes people sign in with Google, so the form is no longer anonymous.

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