Step 1
Choose a Google Docs template
Add placeholders such as {{Name}} to the document, then select that file from the Form2Doc sidebar in your Google Form.
Form2Doc for Google Forms
Create Google Docs and PDFs from Google Form responses
Map form answers into a reusable Google Docs template. Each new submission creates a personalized document and emails a PDF to the recipients you choose.
What the automation produces
Input: a new response from the Google Form you configured.
Template: a Google Doc containing placeholders mapped to form questions.
Output: a new filled Google Doc plus a PDF attachment emailed to the form owner and any optional recipients.
Set it up in three steps
Step 2
Map questions to placeholders
Connect each template placeholder to the Google Form question whose answer should appear there.
Step 3
Save the automation
Choose whether to email the respondent or additional recipients. Future submissions create a filled Doc and an attached PDF.
Compare your options
Google Forms to PDF: compare document workflows
Choose the workflow based on when you need the document: after each new form submission, from an existing spreadsheet, or for an occasional document you prepare by hand.
| What matters | Form2Doc | Manual Google Docs | Sheet2Doc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A new Google Form submission | Answers you copy into a document | Existing Google Sheets rows |
| Fill the document | Map form answers to template placeholders | Copy the template and replace details yourself | Map sheet columns to template placeholders |
| Create the output | A filled Google Doc and emailed PDF | Edit a Doc and export the PDF yourself | Generate Docs, PDFs, or both from rows |
| Recurring work | New submissions use the saved configuration | Repeat the editing and sending steps | Run a merge for the rows you need |
| Best fit | A document needed after every new response | An occasional, individually edited document | A batch of existing records |
Automate the next response
Form2Doc suits confirmation letters, intake summaries, and certificates generated from new answers. Choose a Google Docs template, map its placeholders, and configure recipients. It does not backfill responses submitted before the automation was configured.
Generate from records you already have
If the responses are already in a spreadsheet, Sheet2Doc is the more direct starting point. Review the rows, choose a template, and generate one sample before running the batch.
Useful when every response needs a document
- Generate certificates or confirmation letters from submitted details.
- Turn an intake form into a consistent application or request summary.
- Send a personalized PDF to the form owner, respondent, or named recipients.
Before you install
- The automation applies to new submissions after you save its configuration; it does not backfill earlier responses.
- The free plan generates up to 25 documents per month.
- Form2Doc needs access to the configured Form, template Doc, generated files, and email delivery.
- Selected response and template content is processed in Google Workspace. External account and diagnostic records exclude form answers and generated document content.
Review the privacy policy or contact support before connecting a production form.
Ready to automate the next response?
Install the add-on, open a Google Form, and choose your template.