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So we use this form at our church so that the weekly speakers can send in their message info for our creative team to design screens, etc. Since we've had the form for a few years, we have hundreds of submissions. I"ve setup the form so it exports to a Google Sheet of all submissions and keeps it updated week to week. The only issue is that the Google Sheet shows all submissions from oldest to newest, so i have to scroll past hundreds of old submissions to get to the new submissions. Is there a way to reverse the Google Sheet so it shows the newest at top? Also, it says that editor@formfacade.com has main access to sheet so I cant adjust anything with my email, even though im on the account as an Editor

View responses When responses are synced to Google Sheets, they are always appended at the end. As a result, the sheet displays responses in chronological order, from oldest to newest. This order cannot be changed. We recommend using Formfacade Reports, which allow you to group and view responses by week, month, or year. Export to Google Sheets Formfacade does not have permission to create a sheet in your Drive. When you export data from Formfacade Reports to Google Sheets, the sheet is created in the service account, and your email address is added as a collaborator to provide access. The first column, which contains the unique ID, is locked. You will not be able to delete rows or apply filters that affect this column.

I do not plan to do stripe or any credit card payments that charge a fee. Basically it will be cash on delivery and Venmo. Are there any other fees I should be aware of? I don't see any other mention of fees except in a chat.

If you are only using cash on delivery and manual Venmo option for payments, there will be no transaction fees from Neartail for those payment methods. However, please note that if you enable automated Venmo payments through a PayPal business account, PayPal will charge a transaction fee.

also, do abandoned orders count towards your total? I needed a way to check the form so was checking things while in preview and it started counting orders.

Hi Marchelle, only submitted orders count towards your monthly limit. Abandoned orders, which occur when a customer starts filling out the form but does not complete it, do not count against your order limit.

What happens if the responses exceed 100 in the Premium plan

If you exceed the 100 responses limit in the Premium plan, you will not be able to collect any additional responses until the next month begins. To continue collecting responses, you would need to upgrade to a higher plan that supports more responses.

I only need to collect e-signatures for a month. Can I sign up for just one month?

Hi Stacia, you can sign up for a monthly subscription, use Formesign to collect e-signatures for just one month and then cancel the subscription before it is renewed for the next month. Monthly subscription is automatically renewed each month and you can cancel it anytime. When you cancel your subscription, it will be valid till the end of the current subscription period.

we need each form response to get sent directly to our user - truda@tripanicknation.com None of the buttons to do this on my side are working

Login to Formesign > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on the three dots more icon next to the Submitted status > click Notify collaborators > follow the prompts to complete the email set up. When the user fills the form and submits it, the email address added in the Notify collaborator setup will automatically receive email notifications for new responses.

link formfacade form to google sheet

Submit to google forms Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the ⚙️ settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the Submit to google forms option and click Save. Sync google forms responses to google sheets In the Formfacade Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the ⚙️ settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > click Launch > Google Forms will open in a new tab > click Responses > click Link to sheet and sync responses to an existing spreadsheet or create a new spreadsheet.

I'm not sure about the details of the subscription - what does the transaction fee apply to? Orders submitted or does it also count abandoned orders? I need more details before committing to the 2-3% fee

You will be charged a transaction fee per order based on the calculated order amount for submitted orders, regardless of whether payments are enabled. Please note that abandoned orders are not included. For example, if you collect 50 orders with the total amount of $1,000, you will be charged 3% of $1,000 as fees = $30. Your card will be charged on the 1st of every month for the previous months' orders.

Hi there, I was wondering if there is a way for us to set up our form responses to automatically flow into our email provider, Iterable. It would make it easier to contact. Thank you!

Hi Lexie, You can set up your form to record the responses in Google Forms, enable the Link to sheets option in Google Forms to automatically sync the form responses to Google Sheets in real time and use Zapier to integrate with Iterable. Submit to google forms Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the Submit to google forms option and click Save. Once enabled, new responses will be recorded in Google Forms. Sync responses to Google Sheets Open your form in Google Forms > click Responses > click Link to sheets and follow the prompts to set up the Google Sheets sync. Zapier Google Sheets - Iterable integration You can use the New spreadsheet row trigger to integrate with Iterable. https://zapier.com/apps/google-sheets/integrations/iterable

I'm not getting emails when new form responses are submitted when I use the demo form submission. I also can't find the Google Form responses in Google Sheets

Hi Roxanne, you can check the email status in the Formfacade Responses page. Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on the response to view the details > check the Additional details section. Does it display the email address for the Email respondent / collaborators? - By default, it will display the configure link that indicates that the emails have not been set up. - If the emails are configured and sent successfully, email addresses will be displayed. - Otherwise, it will display the error message or 📫 icon next to the email to indicate that the email was not delivered. Form submissions By default, the responses will be recorded only in Formfacade. You can view the form submissions in the Formfacade Responses and the Reports page. If needed, you can enable the option to submit responses to Google Forms. Submit to google forms Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the Submit to google forms option and click Save. Once enabled, new responses will be recorded in Google Forms. If you have linked your google forms with google sheets, the responses will be synced to google sheets. Note: Link to sheets is a Google Forms feature. If the responses are recorded in Google Forms, but it is not synced to the linked Google Sheets, then you can try to unlink the form and link it to sheets again. Track submit status We implemented a feature to show a warning message along with the resubmit option for failed submissions. Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on a response to view the details > scroll down and check the Additional details section > The status for "Google Forms" should be displayed as "Submitted". Otherwise, it will display the error message along with the option to resubmit.

My google forms became unlinked from formfacade and I am trying to get them relinked -- on the Google Form side it looked like I needed to update to a new version as it would not let me add collaborators to the old version that I was still on... I upgraded and it shows editor@formfacade as a collaborator but it still shows a message on your side that it is not connected. Can you provide guidance?

When you customize your google form using our addon, the service account is added to the google form as a collaborator. If this service account is removed as a collaborator from your form, you will not be able to make edits using the Formfacade Editor. That's why we show a warning message at the bottom of the Edit page. If you have manually added the editor@formfacade.com service account as a collaborator in google forms, then click on the addon icon > click Formfacade > click More options > click Update or Customize to sync the changes. Once completed, you will be able to make the edits directly in the Formfacade Edit page.

Form responses not getting sent to my team. I need all 3 forms in my account to send responses to truda@tripanicknation.com

Hi Ken, You can set up the email notifications directly in Formesign. Login to Formesign > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on the three dots more icon next to the Submitted status > click Notify collaborators > follow the prompts to complete the email set up. When the user fills the form and submits it, the email address added in the Notify collaborator setup will automatically receive email notifications for new responses. Check email status If you have already set up the email notifications, you can follow the instructions below to check the email status. Login to Formesign > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on the response to view the details > check the Additional details section. Does it display the email address for the Email collaborators? - By default, it will display the configure link that indicates that the emails have not been set up. - If the emails are configured and sent successfully, email addresses will be displayed. - Otherwise, it will display the error message or 📫 icon next to the email to indicate that the email was not delivered. Note: I replied to your message on 2-Sep, but the email wasn't delivered to truda@tripanicknation.com (see screenshot below). Looks like there is an issue with that email address.

I am unable to make a selection and continue to the payment page

If you would like to collect payments in your form, you must first calculate the amount in the form and then configure the payments. Open your form in Google Forms > click on the addon icon > click Neartail - Order form > click Calculate order amount > select the currency, click Next > select the price option, click Next > click Customize > Order amount calculations will be automatically added in the form > Edit page will open in a new tab > In the Neartail Edit page, scroll down to the payment section > click Enable > Payment settings page will be displayed > click Enable payments > The payment options supported in your country will be displayed > configure the preferred payment options and click Save. You can then use the near.tl share link for your form to collect responses.

I would like to change or get rid of the part where it says This page was created by (my name) at the very bottom of the order page. Please let me know if that is possible as I don't want my full name to appear on it. Thank you

Hi Shelley, you can customize the footer text to replace your name. Login to Neartail > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Preview > Theme settings will be displayed in the right pane > click Page > Enter the required text in the Business name (header / account name), Footer option (replaces "This site belongs to..."), upload your logo to replace the default profile picture and click Save. 1️⃣ Header text can be customised by free and paid users. 2️⃣ Header logo (applicable only for Minimal theme) can be customised by free and paid users. 3️⃣ Footer text can be customized by free and paid users. 4️⃣ Footer logo can be customised only by paid users. 5️⃣ Disclaimer and report abuse options will always be displayed in the share link.

Form is not syncing with Google Forms. Here is the error message I get: "Failed to sync. Error in submitting response in Google Forms"

Formfacade supports public forms only. You must disable Google Forms' features that require signin to use Formfacade. You are facing issues with submit because you have enabled the "Send respondents a copy of their response" option in this form. You must disable this option and then click on the addon icon > click Formfacade > click More options > click Update to sync the changes with Formfacade. You can then use the form to collect responses. For more details, refer to the help article below. Disable features that require signin https://formfacade.com/website/form-not-publicly-visible-fix.html If you need to send confirmation emails, you can set it up directly in Formfacade. Login to Formfacade > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on the three dots more icon next to the Submitted status > click Notify respondent > follow the prompts to complete the email set up.

How do I integrate payment to order form

We have integrated with Stripe (Card, Bancontact, Paynow, Cash App, iDeal) and Paypal (Paypal, Venmo) for automated payments. In addition, you can also enable manual & offline payment methods such as UPI, Cash App, Zelle, Lydia, cash on delivery, bank transfer, check. Enable payments Login to Neartail. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. In the Neartail Edit page, click on the gear icon next to the Submit button. Button settings will be displayed. Click Enable payments. The payment options supported in your country will be displayed. You can configure the preferred payment options and click Save. Once you complete the setup, you can use the Neartail share link to submit a response and test the payment process to ensure everything is working correctly. Automated payments When this option is enabled, users will be able to submit the order only if the payment is successful. Please note Stripe, Paypal charges a transaction fee. Manual payments When the user submits the form, we automatically generate the QR code/ pay now button that autofills the amount. The payment details are displayed after the user submits the form. Please note that you will have to manually reconcile payments by checking the transactions. When a user places an order, the payment status will be either marked as "Pending" (not paid) by default. If the user clicks on the Mark as paid button, the status will be updated as "Paid, not verified". Once you verify the payment, you can mark the order as "Paid".

need free text in the quantity field. If we choose variant, I can add text in the variant place but on google sheet it comes as text with a long number digits. How do I get the text on the sheet without the long text please

When using Neartail with products that have variants, the unique identifier for each variant will always be recorded alongside the variant name in Google Sheets linked with Google Forms. Unfortunately, you cannot remove this unique identifier as it is necessary for tracking orders and inventory. If you need the variant name without the long number, you can view the orders in Neartail Reports or export the data from Neartail Reports to Google Sheets. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Reports > in the Reports page, click on the settings gear icon > click Sync all responses. Please note that this is not a real time sync; the responses will be synced only when you click on the sync option in the Reports page. When you sync the responses in Neartail to Google Sheets, we create three sheets. (1) Order summary: This includes the customer contact details, amount and other fields in the form. (2) Order lineitems: This includes the order lineitems data. You can use the pivot table option on this sheet to create the aggregate reports you need. (3) Order details: This includes the quantity ordered for the products in each order. Each product will be added as a column. For products with variants, each variant will be a separate column.

I want to redirect the user to another URL after submission. How can we do that?

Log in to Formfacade > click Forms > click on the form you want to edit > Edit page will be displayed > In the Edit page, scroll down to the submit section > select "Redirect to webpage" > Enter the URL you want users to be redirected to after submission > You can then preview the form and submit a response to test the redirect.

Good afternoon! I’m receiving billing notices saying the payment can’t be charged because there are no funds in the account. I provided this payment method only on your platform, and on the same day I tried the platform I sent an email requesting to cancel the subscription, and I was told it would be automatically canceled after 7 days. Please check whether my subscription is still active and cancel it if the paid period has started. Thank you.

The free trial automatically ends after 7 days. We don’t request card details when you install the addon or create your account, so there’s no way for you to be charged automatically or receive payment reminders. If you have installed the addon and would like to uninstall/remove the app from your Google Forms, here's the instructions: Open your Google Forms > click on the three dots icon next to the SEND button in the top right corner > click Addons > search for Formesign > select Formesign > click on Uninstall. If you would like to delete your account, please confirm.

Hello, Can i subscribe for one month only ?

Hi Wes, when you subscribe to the paid plan, you can choose the monthly or annual option. If you need it only for short term, you can choose the monthly subscription, use it for one month and then cancel the subscription before it is renewed for the second month.

Hi! Google sheet's connected to the form doesn't sync automatically. It syncs for one day and stops. I need to sync it manualy. How we can solve this?

Submit to google forms Login to Formesign > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the Submit to google forms option and click Save. Once enabled, new responses will be recorded in Google Forms. If you have linked your google forms with google sheets, the responses will be synced to google sheets. Track submit status We have implemented a feature to show a warning message along with the resubmit option for failed submissions. Login to Formesign > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on a response to view the details > scroll down and check the Additional details section > The status for "Google Forms" should be displayed as "Submitted". Otherwise, it will display the error message along with the option to resubmit. Reports: Sync to sheets You can also sync the responses from the reports page to google sheets. Please note that this is not a real time sync; the responses will be synced only when you click on the sync option in the Reports page.

Hello. I have a few questions before signing up. 1. I understand the monthly fees. Are there any transaction fees? 2. Does the email address to receive the payments have to match my Google account email?

Subscription Yes, in addition to the monthly subscription fee, there may be transaction fees depending on the type of payment you accept. For manual payments (such as QR code or instruction-based payments), there are no transaction fees. For automated payments processed through Stripe, PayPal, or Yoco, transaction fees are charged directly by the payment service providers, and the rates vary by country. Automated payments The email address used to receive payments does not have to match your Google account email. You can set up a different payment email address when you configure your payment processor.

I'm trying to download signed waiver forms to keep for our records.

Hi Carla, If you have set up automatic syncing to Google Drive, you can find the signed forms in the designated folder there. Otherwise, you can manually download the signed waiver forms in Formesign. Login to Formesign > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Responses > In the Responses page, click on a response to view the details > scroll down to the Additional details section > click on the signed form to access the pdf and download it. Please note that you can download the files one at a time only.

Can you help me to configure payment at checkout please. Also, is there a way to allow people to select the same size of an item more than once? is so, how do i do that? Nga mihi

Enable payments Login to Neartail > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Neartail Edit page, scroll down to the payment section > click Enable > Payment settings page will be displayed > click Enable payments The payment options supported in your country will be displayed > configure the preferred payment options and click Save.

I am struggling to calculate a total in the response reports

Hi Nick, you can use the POINTS() function to calculate the total score. If you would like to record the total score in the form, please follow the instructions below. Login to Formfacade > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Edit page, click on the last question "Innovation Competency Assessment" to select it > click on the + Add new field icon > enter the title "Total score", select Short answer question type, click on the settings gear icon > Question settings page will be displayed > click Answer > enter POINTS() in the Calculate option, select Hidden for the Appearance option and click Save. Once you make this update, you can submit a response to test the form and check the total score in the Responses and Reports page.

In REPORTS, is there a way to move the name and contact detail columns of the customer to the left of the report (in column view) so that they can be next to the ordeID?

Hi Simon, By default, system fields are displayed first, followed by form fields in the same order as they appear in the form. You can use the Freeze column option to rearrange them as needed. Rearrange columns In the Reports page, click on the preferred report. Click on the filter icon for the Order ID column, select Freeze column and click Ok. The Order ID column will be fixed as the first column. You can then click on the filter icon for the Name column, select Freeze column and click Ok to move the Name column after Order ID. Similarly, you can freeze other columns as needed to arrange them in the preferred order one at a time. Please note that there are two options: "Freeze column" and "Free upto this column".

how can i sinc to drive if that option doesnt show?

Formesign addon You can use the Sync to drive addon menu option in Formesign to automatically generate the signed form in pdf format and sync it your google drive folder. For detailed instructions, refer to the help article below. Sync to drive https://formesign.com/esign/how-to-sync-signature-and-signed-document-to-google-drive.html Formesign - Demo video https://youtu.be/GPaSEioRKJ8 Missing menu options If you open your form in Google Forms, click on the addon icon and select Formesign (or any addon) immediately, sometimes only the Help option will be displayed in the addon menu. This is a Google Workspace issue. Please click on the addon icon a few mins after opening your Google Form (once the form is loaded); the addon menu options will be displayed.

Need to be able to shut off my taking payments when I am closed

Hi Chelsea, You don't need to turn off payments in your form. Instead, you can simply close the form to stop accepting responses. When you close your form in Neartail, users will not be able to view the form or submit their response, but you can edit the form and manage responses. Login to Neartail > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Neartail Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon next to the form title > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > check Close this form option, add a custom message and click Save.

I would like to know how to change the title of the confirmation email after submitting the orders. Also I don't see a few order forms that I made on google form, on form list in Neartail.

Hi Namie, You can directly update the subject and message of the confirmation email in Neartail. Login to Neartail using the registered email > click Forms > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, click on the three dots more icon next to the Submitted status > click Notify respondent > follow the prompts to update the email set up. You can then submit a response to test the confirmation email. Forms dashboard When you customize a google form using the Neartail addon, it will be added to the Forms dashboard in Neartail. You can login directly to Neartail to access your customized forms, make edits, and manage responses. If you delete a form from Neartail, it will no longer be displayed in the Forms dashboard.

Keeps saying form isn't published, but it is!

Neartail supports only public forms. When publishing the form, you must select 'Anyone with the link' in the Responders settings. Currently, you have selected 'Restricted', which limits access to specific people. Please update the settings, sync it with Neartail, and then try again.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hello! Why do some say completed and others read PAID, I am not understanding the difference. Is there something I need to do?

Hi Katrina By default, there are four order status: Abandoned, Submitted, Completed, Trash. You cannot rename the default status, but you can choose to hide a default status. When you enable automated as well as manual payments in your form, the default order status will include Abandoned, Submitted, Paid, Completed, Trash. Abandoned orders If a user starts filling the form, but does not submit it, it will be displayed in the Abandoned status. These orders will be displayed only in the Neartail Orders page and it will not be included in Reports. Abandoned orders will have * prefixed to the order number in the Neartail Orders page. Submitted orders When the user chooses the automated payment option and submits the form, the order will be displayed under the Paid status. When the user chooses the manual payment option and submits the form, the order will be displayed under the submitted status. Once you verify the payment and update the payment status, it will be moved to the Paid status. These submitted orders will be recorded in Neartail and Google Forms. You can sync Google Forms responses to Google Sheets. Submitted orders will have # prefixed to the order number in the Neartail Orders page. The order numbers should be in sequential order. Trash orders You can move redundant orders to Trash. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, you can drag and drop (place the cursor on the profile image/default icon to drag) orders to the Trash status or click on an order to view the details, select the Trash status from the dropdown list for the Move to option and click Submit. Delete orders The orders in Abandoned and Trash status will not be included in the Neartail Reports. You can enable the Privacy option to delete the orders in Trash status permanently. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders> In the Orders page, click on the three dots next to the Abandoned or Trash status > You can enable or disable the privacy settings. When enabled, the orders in Abandoned and Trash status will be automatically deleted after 7 days. Please note that the Abandoned status will be hidden when the Privacy option is enabled.

Can I remove or edit my name at the bottom of my form? "Created by_______"

Hi James, You can customize the footer, header, theme, logo, but please note that this is common for all the forms you create using your account. Customize header, footer, theme Login to Formfacade. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. Click Preview. In the Preview page, theme settings will be displayed in the right pane. Click Page. Enter the required text in the Business name (header / account name), Footer option (replaces "This site belongs to...") and click Save. You can upload your logo (square image 1:1 aspect ratio) to replace the default profile picture in the footer.

Hello, I am getting two errors on my form, when fully submitted, here are two screenshots: 1. Right at submit: https://prnt.sc/C9idKb4uTbtI 2. Another error note, which also happens on submit: https://prnt.sc/d2hkzBekDrAv Thank you!

Submit failed: Not able to update in google forms https://prnt.sc/C9idKb4uTbtI When the user submits the form, the response is recorded in Formfacade and Google Forms. If there are any issues with submitting the form or recording the responses in Google Forms, we show an error message to the user and also send a notification email to the form creator. The submit can fail because there is an issue with the form, internet connectivity issue etc. The notification email will include the error message, draft id, link to the response (abandoned or submitted). If the draft id is prefixed with the *, it indicates that the response has not been submitted. If it is prefixed with a #, it indicates that the response has been submitted. If the error for response shows "Not able to update this response in Google Forms", then this indicates that the submit was successful and the response was recorded in Formfacade, but it was not updated in Google Forms. Google Forms might reject the responses if it fails any response validations (incorrect answers, missing answers for required questions) or if you have enabled any of the features that require signin such as limit to 1 response, collect email address - verified input, send response receipts, response too large etc. You might have also noticed that sometimes Google Forms throws a "Something went wrong" error without giving any additional details. Request entity too large error https://prnt.sc/d2hkzBekDrAv You have added 28 paragraph questions in your form. When the user fills the answer for these paragraph questions along with other required questions in the form, the resulting response exceeds the size limit supported by google forms. That's why you are getting the entity too large error. To fix this, you can add a response validation for these paragraph questions to restrict the max characters or you can enable the option to not record the responses in google forms. Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Formfacade Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the toggle button for "Don't submit to google forms" and click Save. When this option is enabled, the responses will be recorded only in Formfacade.

Does this add-on allow a Google Form to be embedded into a website if the file upload feature is part of the form?

Yes, you can use the Formfacade addon to embed a google form with file upload on your website. Google Forms file upload requires login. You must customize your google form using the Formfacade addon to convert this into a html file upload to allow users to upload files without login. You can subscribe to the Formfacade - Embed paid plan. This plan is suitable for occasional light use cases that require collecting files. You get a 10mb max size per file with a total file storage of 1gb. Only the form owner can access the files one at a time after they login with their google account. Formfacade - Embed https://formfacade.com/embed/pricing.html If your requirement is to collect large files and collaborate with your team, you should also subscribe to the file upload plan 10gb, 100gb or 1tb. You can increase the max file size to up to 1gb per file (depends on the plan), the number of files per file upload question, restrict file types, enable unlisted links to allow anyone to access the files, add collaborators to provide access to specific users and use our addon to sync the uploaded files to your google drive. Formfacade - File upload https://formfacade.com/file-upload/pricing.html Convert to html file upload + Sync to drive https://formfacade.com/file-upload/google-forms-file-upload-sync-to-google-drive.html