Guide to Move Google Forms to Microsoft Forms

Written By Tej Pratap Shukla

Approved By Anuraag Singh

Modified On May 27th, 2026

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Are you looking for a way to convert Google Forms to Microsoft Forms? But the lack of an official built-in option makes it difficult to migrate Google Forms to Microsoft Forms. Therefore, in this article, I am going to explain the workarounds for moving Google Forms to Office 365 and tell you the difference between Google Forms and Microsoft Forms.

Google Forms and MS Forms have different platforms and storage systems, but do not have a simple one-click option to move the forms. That’s why there is no possibility of directly transferring the forms. Still, many people search for methods that can connect Google Forms to Microsoft Forms. I have some workarounds that will be helpful to you in this situation. But first, let’s clear what data is allowed to be exported from Google Forms.

What You Can Migrate from Google Forms?

It is important to know what data you can and cannot migrate from Google Forms before starting the procedure, for the preparations.

Directly, it is not possible to move the Google Form title and descriptions to Microsoft Forms. But you can manually copy and paste them.
You can migrate most standard question types from Google Forms, such as multiple choice, text (short or long answer), rating, and date questions.
You can’t directly transfer responses, branching logic, themes/formatting, and file uploads.

Why Users Convert Google Forms to Microsoft Forms?

Microsoft Forms connects easily with the Microsoft ecosystem. So, by transferring your Google Forms, you can also take advantage of other Microsoft Tools.
Compared to Google Forms, Microsoft Forms provides more professional features and customizations. This is very helpful for professionals and businesses.
Switching from Google to the Microsoft environment is one of the most common reasons for moving to Forms.

Migrate Google Forms to Microsoft Forms Through Admin Center

From the Microsoft 365 admin center, users can transfer their Google Forms to Microsoft Forms. For this, you need an active admin account, access to the user’s Google Drive, and make sure the Google Forms answer sheets are stored in the user’s Drive.

First of all, open your Google Forms and review your forms and responses.
Also, ensure that the forms are working properly.
Then, sign in to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center with an active admin account.
Go to Setup and click the Migration option. Click the Migration Manager.
Choose Google Workspace and log in to the Google Workspace admin account, and allow permissions.
Upload a CSV file containing the source Google user address and the Microsoft destination address.
Select your destination. Choose Drives or users. Then, click the Migrate button.

After the migration is completed, check your forms by going to the Microsoft Forms and opening “Migrated Forms from Google”. Microsoft, move your responses to Excel. This method is for organizations and businesses. But you can’t use it for personal form migration.

Transfer Google Forms to Microsoft Forms by Quick Import

Individual users can easily import their personal Google Forms to Microsoft Forms using the Quick Import option. This method is best for Word documents, PDFs, and quizzes with supported formatting.

First, export the Forms from Google Forms.
Log in to your account and choose the form you want to export.
Open the form and click on the More button at the top (three vertical dots button).
Select the Print option and then the Save as PDF option.
Also, deselect the Headers and Footers options, which are under More options or More settings.
Click Save. After that, import the exported file into Microsoft Forms by going to its site.
Sign in to your account. Click Quick Import from the left corner of the screen.
Select the Upload from this device, browse the location where your file is saved, and import it to Microsoft Forms.

An individual user can easily transfer their forms using these steps. However, there are always formatting issues, and images or logic will not import properly

Google Forms to Microsoft Forms Migration Using Word

You can also use MS Word to migrate Google Forms to Word, which is, in fact, better than the above option. As you can fix the formatting issues.

In your Google Forms, open the form you want to copy.
Select all the data and copy it. Then, open the MS Word application.
Paste the copied data into the Word file. Add the missing options and reformat the texts.
Save the documents in .doc or .docx format.
Go to Microsoft Forms and click on Create a new Form.
Copy the headings, questions, and options from the Word file. Paste them into the Microsoft Forms.

Here are the ways to migrate Google Forms to Microsoft Forms. Other than these, many people also send Google Form responses to many recipients. If you also want to transfer the Forms, I have a great solution.

Problems during Google Forms to Microsoft Forms Migration

With the above methods, you can transfer your forms, but using them would also cause you issues.

Google Forms offers conditional logic different than Microsoft. So, when you migrate them, the rules will not be properly corrected. You need to recreate the logic manually again.
Custom themes, header images, fonts, and colors used in Google Forms are not migrated. So, you have to redesign again after transferring the forms.
Microsoft Forms store their uploaded files differently from Google Forms, which is why your uploaded files in Google Forms were not migrated correctly.
Some question types may change. For example, Grid questions, Checkbox grids, ranking questions, and linear scales with custom labels.
The Quick import option has a file size restriction. So, you are not able to import large files or complex formatting.

Along with Google Forms, many users also need to move their Google Forms responses as well. While the responses are linked to Google Sheets. It becomes easier to transfer them by using professional software like SysTools Google Drive to OneDrive Migration Tool. A nice way to move your multiple responses.

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Google Forms Vs Microsoft Forms – Key Comparison

Functions	Google Forms	Microsoft Forms
Templates/Samples	It provides you with 17 simple templates for different needs	Microsoft also offers you a wide range of templates that are more specialized and structured for business and education.
Collaboration Features	Provide real-time collaboration and integrates with other Google tools	MS Forms also offers real-time collaboration, but with fewer features.
Response Analytics Tools	To analyze the response of the Google Forms, you can use basic charts.	Advanced charts and Excel are used to analyze Microsoft Forms.
Integrated With	Google Forms can easily integrate with other Google products	It integrates with Microsoft 365 and its apps and cloud features, including Excel, Teams, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How can I move my Google Forms data to Microsoft?
Ans. To move your Google Forms data, you have to separately move the form structure and the responses. To transfer the form structure, you can simply copy the questions and use Word to format it into the Microsoft Form. To transfer the responses, you can can downlaod the responses and then import it in Excel.

Q. Can I move my Google Forms to Microsoft Groups?
Ans. You cannot directly transfer your Google Forms to a Microsoft group. You have to convert them using Quick Import and then move them to the Microsoft group.

Q. Does my Google Form ownership transfer to Microsoft Forms?
Ans. No, it is not possible to move the form ownership directly. But you can copy and recreate your forms from Google to Microsoft manually.

Conclusion

If you are having a problem migrating Google Forms to Microsoft Forms. Then, this article provides you with two simple ways to migrate Google Forms to Microsoft Forms. Both are manual methods that are free and easy to use. I have also explained a solution to move your Google Forms response to the Microsoft environment. So that you can do a complete migration.