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Requirement : Auto-import of data to Power BI when a new response in Microsoft Forms is submitted. Solution : Connect Microsoft Forms to Power BI through Microsoft Flow. Assumptions : Power BI is already installed. Microsoft Form is already created. Creating a Streaming Dataset 1. Sign into https://powerbi.microsoft.com. 2. On the Power BI homepage, click New under 'My workspace'.  3. Select Streaming dataset . 4. Select API and click Next . 5. Enter a name for your dataset. 6. Enter each question from MS Forms to 'Values from stream' in Power BI and select the type of the answer for each. 7. Click Create . 8. Turn on Historic data analysis and click Done . 9. When you click the name of your dataset under 'My workspace', you are now ready to create a Power BI report. Connecting MS Forms to Power BI 1. Log into https://flow.microsoft.com. 2. Click My flows in the left navigation bar. 3. Click New flow and select Automated cloud flow . 4. Before you create yo...

Requirement : Send email notification to multiple users when a new response in Microsoft Forms is submitted. Limitation : When a Microsoft Form response is submitted, only the owner and the responder will be notified. Solution : Use Microsoft Flow to send notifications to multiple users. 1. Log into https://flow.microsoft.com . 2. Click My flows in the left navigation bar. 3. Click New flow and select Automated cloud flow. 4. Before you create your flow, click on 'Untitled' and enter a name for your flow. 5. From the list of apps and tools, select Microsoft Forms. 6. Select the trigger for the flow which is 'When a new response is submitted'. 7. Click on the Form ID box and pick a form that you want to use from the list. 8. Click New Step. 9. Enter 'apply to each' in the search box and select Apply to each control in the 'Actions' tab. 10. Select Response Id from the 'Add dynamic content' menu. 11. Click Add an action. 11. Enter 'get resp...

Microsoft Flow is a new part of O365 services that allows users to automate tasks and connect different applications and services together. Assumptions : User has basic knowledge in SharePoint and Microsoft Forms Intended Audience :  Someone new to Microsoft Flow Level:  Beginner Requirement : Create a Flow that will collect responses from Microsoft Form and add it automatically to a SharePoint list Ready your Microsoft Form Check out this post to learn how to create a simple Microsoft Form. Ready a SharePoint List Check out this post to learn how to create a SharePoint list. Creating a Flow Once the Form and the SharePoint list are ready, we will connect them together using Microsoft Flow.  1. Log into  https://flow.microsoft.com. 2. Click My flows in the left navigation bar. 3. Click New flow and select Automated cloud flow. 4. Before you create your flow, click on 'Untitled' and enter a name for your flow. 5. From the list of apps and tools, select Microsoft...

Microsoft forms is a browser-based tool that allows users to create custom surveys, quizzes and polls in minutes and provides real-time results. Assumptions :  You are an Office 0365 Education and/or Business user.   Intended Audience :  Someone new to Microsoft Forms Level :  Beginner Creating a Form 1 . Go to   https://forms.microsoft.com . 2 . You can choose to create a New Form or a New Quiz . 3 . When you select a New Form , a new blank form will be displayed. 4 . Click the Untitled Form to change the title. 5 .  Enter a description to give the user an idea of what the form is about. 6. Click Add New so you can add a variety of question types to your form.                                                        7. The 'Choice' option allows you to add multiple-choice questi...