This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use Microsoft Forms with your keyboard and a screen reader to do the basic tasks, such as open a form or quiz, edit the title, or change the settings for a form or quiz. We have tested it with Narrator in Microsoft Edge and JAWS and NVDA in Chrome, but it might work with other screen readers and web browsers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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Open and sign in to Microsoft Forms
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In your web browser, go to https://forms.microsoft.com.
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If you hear an introduction to Microsoft Forms, press the Tab key until you hear "Sign in to Microsoft Forms," and then press Enter.
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The Sign in page dialog box opens. Press the Tab key until you hear "Enter email, phone, or Skype," and then type your Microsoft account username. When you're done, press the Tab key until you hear "Next," and then press Enter.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Password," and then type your Microsoft account password.
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When you're done, press the Tab key until you hear "Sign in," and then press Enter.
Depending on your account type, you might need to use additional authentication methods before you're signed in.
The Microsoft Forms main page opens.
Open an existing form or quiz
On the Microsoft Forms main page, do one of the following:
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To open a form or quiz you've created, press the Tab key until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then press Enter.
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To open a form or quiz that has been shared with you, press the Tab key until you hear "My forms," press the Right arrow key until you hear "Shared with me," and then press Enter to open the Shared with me tab. Then press the Tab key until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then press Enter to open it.
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To open a group form, press the Tab key until you hear "My forms," press the Right arrow key until you hear "Group forms," and then press Enter to open the Group forms tab. Then press the Tab key until you hear the title of the form you want, and then press Enter to open it.
Change the title of a form or quiz
You can change the title and subtitle of a form or quiz. All changes that you make are automatically saved.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to change the title.
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Press the Tab key until you hear the current title, and then press Enter.
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Type the new title.
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If you want to change the subtitle, press the Tab key until you hear the current subtitle. Type the new subtitle.
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To exit the editing mode, press Esc.
Delete a question
You can delete unnecessary questions in a form or quiz.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to delete a question.
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Navigate to the question you want to delete, and then press Enter.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Delete question," and then press Enter.
Adjust the form or quiz settings
You can modify the settings to control, for example, who's allowed to respond to your form or quiz and for how long. You can also shuffle the questions, customize the thank you message, and more.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to modify the settings.
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Press Shift+Tab until you hear "More form settings," and then press Enter.
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Press the Down arrow key until you hear: "Settings, menu item." Press Enter to open the Settings pane.
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To browse the options in the Settings pane, press the SR key+Up or Down arrow key. To select an option, press Spacebar. For example, to control who can respond to your form, press the SR key+Up or Down arrow key until you hear either "Anyone with a link can respond" or "Only people in my organization can respond," and then press Spacebar to select an option. If you instead want to stop accepting responses after you've reached a certain date or number of responses, press the SR key+Up or Down arrow key until you hear "Accept responses," and then press Spacebar to clear the checkbox.
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To close the Settings pane, press Esc.
Delete a form or quiz
When you delete a form or quiz, it's first moved to the recycle bin. To permanently delete the item, empty the recycle bin.
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On the Microsoft Forms main page, navigate to the form or quiz you want to delete.
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When on the form or quiz, press the Tab key until you hear "More options," and then press Enter.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Delete," and then press Enter.
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You are prompted to confirm moving the item to the recycle bin. Press Enter to confirm.
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To empty the recycle bin and permanently delete the item, press the Tab key until you hear "Recycle bin," and then press Enter. Press the Tab key until you hear "Empty recycle bin," and then press Enter.
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You're prompted to confirm the action. Press the Tab key until you hear "Delete all forms," and then press Enter.
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To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, press the Tab key until you hear "Back to my forms page," and then press Enter.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Forms with your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, in Safari to do the basic tasks, such as open a form or quiz, edit the title, or change the settings for a form or quiz.
Notes:Â
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.
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Open and sign in to Microsoft Forms
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In your web browser, go to https://forms.microsoft.com.
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If you hear an introduction to Microsoft Forms, press the Tab key until you hear "Get started," and then press Return.
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The Sign in page dialog box opens. Press the Tab key until you hear "Enter email, phone, or Skype," and then type your Microsoft account username. When you're done, press the Tab key until you hear "Next," and then press Return.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Password," and then type your Microsoft account password.
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When you're done, press the Tab key until you hear "Sign in," and then press Return.
Depending on your account type, you might need to use additional authentication methods before you're signed in.
The Microsoft Forms main page opens.
Open an existing form or quiz
On the Microsoft Forms main page, do one of the following:
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To open a form or quiz you've created, press the Tab key until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then press Return.
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To open a form or quiz that has been shared with you, press the Tab key until you hear "My forms," press the Right arrow key until you hear "Shared with me," and then press Return to open the Shared with me tab. Press the Tab key until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then press Return to open it.
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To open a group form, press the Tab key until you hear "My forms," press the Right arrow key until you hear "Group forms," and then press Return to open the Group forms tab. Press the Tab key until you hear the title of the form you want, and then press Return to open it.
Change the title of a form or quiz
You can change the title and subtitle of a form or quiz. All changes that you make are automatically saved.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to change the title.
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Press the Tab key until you hear the current title, and then press Return.
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Type the new title.
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If you want to change the subtitle, press the Tab key twice, then press the Down arrow key once. You hear the current subtitle. Type a new subtitle.
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To exit the editing mode, press Esc.
Delete a question
You can delete unnecessary questions in a form or quiz.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to delete a question.
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Navigate to the question you want to delete, and then press Return.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Delete question," and then press Return.
Adjust the form or quiz settings
You can modify the settings to control, for example, who's allowed to respond to your form or quiz and for how long. You can also shuffle the questions, customize the thank you message, and more.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to modify the settings.
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Press Shift+Tab until you hear "More form settings," and then press Return.
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Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Settings, menu item," and then press Return to open the Settings pane.
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To browse the options in the menu, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab. To select, press Spacebar. For example, to control who can respond to your form, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear either "Anyone with a link can respond" or "Only people in my organization can respond," and then press Spacebar to select an option. If you instead want to stop accepting responses after you've reached a certain date or number of responses, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Accept responses," and then press Spacebar to clear the checkbox.
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To close the Settings pane, press Esc.
Delete a form or quiz
When you delete a form or quiz, it's first moved to the recycle bin. To permanently delete the item, empty the recycle bin.
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On the Microsoft Forms main page, navigate to the form or quiz you want to delete.
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When on the form or quiz, press the Tab key until you hear "More options," and then press Return.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Delete," and then press Return.
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You are prompted to confirm moving the item to the recycle bin. Press Return to confirm.
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To empty the recycle bin and permanently delete the item, press the Tab key until you hear "Recycle bin," and then press Return. Press the Tab key until you hear "Empty recycle bin," and then press Return.
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You're prompted to confirm the action. Press Shift+Tab until you hear "Delete all forms," and then press Return.
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To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, press the Tab key until you hear "Back to my forms page," and then press Return.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Forms with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, in Safari to do the basic tasks, such as open a form or quiz, edit the title, or change the settings for a form or quiz.
Notes:Â
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.
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Open and sign in to Microsoft Forms
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In your browser, go to https://forms.office.com.
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If you hear "Get started," double-tap the screen. You hear: "Next."
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Swipe left until you hear "Email, phone, or Skype," and then double-tap the screen.
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Use the on-screen keyboard to type your Microsoft account username. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Next," and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe right until you hear "Secure text field, password," and then double-tap the screen.
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Use the on-screen keyboard to type your Microsoft account password. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Sign in," and then double-tap the screen.
Depending on your account type, you might need to use additional authentication methods before you're signed in.
The Microsoft Forms main page opens.
Open an existing form or quiz
On the Microsoft Forms main page, do one of the following:
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To open a form or quiz you've created, swipe right until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then double-tap the screen.
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To open a form or quiz that has been shared with you, swipe right until you hear "My forms, navigation," and then double-tap and hold the screen until you hear an audio cue. Swipe right until you hear "Shared with me," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then double-tap the screen.
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To open a group form, swipe right until you hear "My forms, navigation," and then double-tap and hold the screen until you hear an audio cue. Swipe right until you hear "Group forms," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear the title of the form you want, and then double-tap the screen.
Change the title of a form or quiz
You can change the title or subtitle of a form or quiz. All changes that you make are automatically saved.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to change the title.
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Swipe right until you hear the current form or quiz title, and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Form title, text field."
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Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type a new title.
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If you want to change the subtitle, swipe left until you hear "Form subtitle," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the new subtitle.
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When you're done, tap at the top of the screen with four fingers. The focus moves to the top of the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.
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The focus moves to the form or quiz page. To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe right until you hear "Back," and then double-tap the screen.
Delete a question
You can delete unnecessary questions from a form or quiz.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to delete a question.
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Navigate to the question you want to delete, and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe left or right until you hear "Delete question, button," and then double-tap the screen.
Adjust the form or quiz settings
Modify your form or quiz setting to control, for example, who's allowed to respond to your quiz and for how long. You can also shuffle the questions, customize the thank you message, and more.
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If you want to adjust settings for a form, switch to the desktop version as instructed in Switch to the desktop version.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to modify the settings.
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Swipe right until you hear "More options," and then double-tap the screen.
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You hear: "Selected, Settings, menu item." Double-tap the screen to open the Settings menu.
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To browse the options in the menu, swipe right. To select, double-tap the screen. For example, to control who can respond to your form, swipe right until you hear either "Anyone with a link can respond" or "Only people in my organization can respond," and then double-tap the screen to select an option. If you instead want to stop accepting responses after you've reached a certain date or number of responses, swipe right until you hear "Accept responses," and then double-tap the screen to clear the checkbox.
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To close the Settings menu, scrub the screen back and forth with two fingers.
Delete a form or quiz
When you delete a form or quiz, it's first moved to the recycle bin. To permanently delete the item, empty the recycle bin.
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Navigate to the form or quiz you want to delete.
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When on the form or quiz, swipe right until you hear "More options," and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe right until you hear "Delete," and then double-tap the screen.
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You are prompted to confirm moving the item to the recycle bin. To confirm, double-tap the screen.
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To empty the recycle bin and permanently delete the item, switch to the desktop version as instructed in Switch to the desktop version.
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In the desktop version, swipe right until you hear "Recycle bin," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Empty recycle bin," and then double-tap the screen.
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You're prompted to confirm the action. To confirm, swipe left until you hear "Delete all forms," and then double-tap the screen.
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To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe left until you hear "Back to my forms page," and then double-tap the screen.
Switch to the desktop version
To access more options and features, you can use the desktop view right from your iPhone and browser. The desktop view replaces the web view in the browser window.
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On the main Microsoft Forms page, swipe right until you hear "Button, end, navigation," and then double-tap the screen.
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You hear: "Selected, Switch back to desktop version." Double-tap the screen to switch to the desktop version.
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To return to the web view, tap the top of the screen with four fingers. Then swipe right until you hear "Reload," and then double-tap the screen.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Forms with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, in Chrome to do the basic tasks, such as open a form or quiz, edit the title, or change the settings for a form or quiz.
Notes:Â
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.
In this topic
Open and sign in to Microsoft Forms
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In your browser, go to https://forms.office.com.
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If you hear "Get started," double-tap the screen. You hear: "Next."
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Swipe left until you hear "Edit box, enter your email or phone number," and then double-tap the screen.
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Use the on-screen keyboard to type your Microsoft account username. When you're done, swipe right until you hear "Next," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Password."
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Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type your Microsoft account password. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Sign in," and then double-tap the screen.
Depending on your account type, you might need to use additional authentication methods before you're signed in.
Open an existing form or quiz
On the Microsoft Forms main page, do one of the following:
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To open a form or quiz you've created, swipe right until you hear the title of the form or quiz you want, and then double-tap the screen.
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To open a form or quiz that has been shared with you, swipe right until you hear "Collapsed, My forms, dropdown menu," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Shared with me," and then double-tap the screen.
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To open a group form, swipe right until you hear "Collapsed, My forms, dropdown menu," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Group forms," and then double-tap the screen.
Change the title of a form or quiz
You can change the title or subtitle of a form and quiz. All changes that you make are automatically saved.
Change the title of a form
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Navigate to and open the form where you want to change the title.
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Swipe right until you hear the current form title, and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Edit box, Form title."
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Use the on-screen keyboard to type a new title.
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If you want to change the subtitle, swipe right until you hear "Editing," followed by the current subtitle, and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the new subtitle.
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When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the on-screen keyboard.
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The focus moves to the form page. To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe down-then-left.
Change the title of a quiz
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Navigate to and open the quiz where you want to change the title.
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You hear the current quiz title. Double-tap the screen. You hear: "Edit box, Form title."
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Use the on-screen keyboard to type a new title.
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If you want to change the subtitle, swipe right until you hear the current subtitle, followed by "Edit box." Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the new subtitle.
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When you're done, swipe down-then-left to hide the keyboard.
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To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe down-then-left.
Delete a question
You can delete unnecessary questions in a form or quiz.
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If you want to delete a form question, switch to the desktop version as instructed in Switch to the desktop version.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to delete a question.
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In the form or quiz, navigate to the question you want to delete.
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When on the question, double-tap the screen.
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Swipe left or right until you hear "Delete question," and then double-tap the screen.
Adjust the form or quiz settings
You can change the settings to control, for example, who's allowed to respond to your form or quiz and for how long. You can also shuffle the questions, customize the thank you message, and more.
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If you're modifying the settings for a form, switch to the desktop version as instructed in Switch to the desktop version.
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Navigate to and open the form or quiz where you want to modify the settings.
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Swipe left until you hear "Collapsed, More options, pop-up button" and then double-tap the screen.
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You hear: "Settings, menu item." Double-tap the screen to open the Settings menu.
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To browse the options in the menu, swipe right until you hear the one you want. To select, double-tap the screen. For example, to control who can respond to your form or quiz, swipe right until you hear either "Anyone with a link can respond" or "Only people in my organization can respond," and then double-tap the screen to select an option. If you instead want to stop accepting responses after you've reached a certain date or number of responses, swipe right until you hear "Accept responses," and then double-tap the screen to clear the checkbox.
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To exit the Settings menu, swipe down-then-left.
Delete a form or quiz
When you delete a form or quiz, it's first moved to the recycle bin. To permanently delete the item, empty the recycle bin.
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Navigate to the form or quiz you want to delete.
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When on the item, swipe right until you hear "More options," and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe right until you hear "Delete," and then double-tap the screen.
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You are prompted to confirm moving the item to the recycle bin. To confirm, double-tap the screen.
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To empty the recycle bin and permanently delete the item, switch to the desktop version as instructed in Switch to the desktop version.
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In the desktop version, swipe right until you hear "Recycle bin," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Empty recycle bin," and then double-tap the screen.
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You're prompted to confirm the action. To confirm, swipe left until you hear "Delete all forms," and then double-tap the screen.
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To return to the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe down-then-left.
Switch to the desktop version
To access more options and features, you can use the desktop version right from your phone and browser. The desktop view replaces the web view in the browser window.
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On the main Microsoft Forms page, swipe right until you hear "Collapsed, More options," and then double-tap the screen.
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You hear: "Switch back to desktop version." Double-tap the screen to switch to the desktop version.
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To return to the web view, swipe down-then-left, then swipe right until you hear "More options," and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe right until you hear "Refresh," and then double-tap the screen.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms
Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Technical support for customers with disabilities
Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.
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