Set It and Forget It: Auto-Close Your Google Forms

The Update 

You no longer have to remember to manually "turn off" a Google Form. You can now schedule a specific date and time for your form to close or set a maximum number of responses (like for a field trip sign-up or a limited workshop).

The Why

This is a huge win for teacher efficiency. It prevents students or parents from submitting late work or overfilling an event after your deadline has passed, saving you the headache of managing "extra" data.

How to Get Started

• Open your form and click the Published button at the top right.
• Under the Accepting responses section, click Set close date or response limit.
  
  
  
  
  
• To close by date: Select On a date, pick your deadline, and click OK.
• To close by volume: Select After a number of responses and enter your limit.
• Click Edit under the message section to customize what people see when the form closes (e.g., "Sorry, the workshop is full!"), then hit Save.