Why does my Google Form say publish instead of send?

Why does my Google Form say publish instead of send?

It looks like Google Forms rolled out an update where Publish replaced the old Send button. This post is a simple set of directions explaining how to navigate this new publish button that replaced the send button in Google Forms. 

Now instead of sending students a Google Form's link, the Form gets published and the link is shared with students. There's a cheat sheet here in my Google Drive if you'd like to print the directions.


First, open the Google Form and click the purple Publish button in the top right corner.


Next, click Manage.



Under Responder view, choose "anyone with the link".


Click Done, then click Publish.



Next, click the Published button at the top right.



Lastly, click Copy responder link, and make sure "Accepting responses" is clicked on. This is the link to share with students



Students who complete the Google Form will show up in the Responses tab.



If you need help sending a Google Form to students working in Google Classroom, there are directions in this post.



Every digital math escape room now includes a link to directions for publishing a Google Form instead of sending.







5 comments:

  1. Why do people have to fix things that weren't broken?

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    1. Good question, I'm not sure why they changed it. There are more steps now.

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  2. My school does not use google for the students. Is there any way that I can still send the kiddos a link that will allow them access to the digital escape rooms without a google account? Thanks!

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    1. As long as you can house the Google Form in your Google Drive, you can send it to students. Students don’t need to be signed into Google or even have Google accounts, as long as Google isn’t blocked on their devices.

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  3. AnonymousJune 09, 2025

    thank you! this was helpful :)

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