How to customize the theme in Google Forms?

This is a common question from Google Forms users whose form has to look like their brand. The theme option in Google Forms lets you change a few things, such as the color, header image and font, but the form keeps the same layout and it still looks like a Google Form. With Formfacade, you can pick a theme for your form and change its colors, fonts and layout, so your users see your brand and not Google's. Even better, you can apply the same theme to all your forms, so they all look like your business.

Let's start. Create your form and follow the steps below.

Google Forms offers limited customization. You can use the theme option to upload a header image, change the theme color, background color and font.
The Theme panel with Text style for Header, Question and Text, Header with Choose Image, Color with purple selected and four Background colors
In Google Forms, purple is the default theme color. You can choose a different color from the listed options or add your custom color. Based on the theme chosen color, 4 different background color options will be shown. You can choose one of these four colors to set the page background. Please note that the form color will always be white and cannot be changed.
If you need more customization options, you can use Formfacade. With Formfacade, you can
  1. Embed Google Forms in your webpage and make it look like your website theme
  2. Change the form layout - Compact, Comfortable, Default
  3. Customize the form background colors, font colors and form elements
  4. Specify a font for heading and form elements

How to customize the theme using Formfacade?

  • On the page that opens, name your form, click Build form and click Proceed. It can take about a minute.
  • You will land on the form's "Preview" tab.
The tabs Edit, Preview, Share and Responses, with Preview marked
  • The THEME tab will be displayed
  • Under Theme options, click on a theme. For example: Forest green.
  • The preview will change at once
  • You can also change the Primary color, Background and Typography settings
The THEME tab with Minimal, Colorful and the Theme options, with Forest green marked
  • Click on the "Apply to all forms" button, which changes the theme on every live form on your account, not only this one.
The THEME tab with Primary color, Typography settings and the Apply to all forms button marked
Your form will show the theme you chose.
The Registration Form in Formfacade in the Forest green theme, with its short questions in two columns and a Register button
To change the layout, read How can I change the layout of my Google Forms?

Summary

If the theme option in Google Forms is not enough for your form, you can only go so far with its colors, header image and fonts. With Formfacade, you can pick a theme and customize its colors and fonts. Create your form and complete the steps above.

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