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This wikiHow teaches you how to unlink a linked form on Google Sheets, and prevent new form responses from automatically going to your spreadsheet, using a desktop internet browser.

  1. Open Google Sheets in an internet browser. Type sheets.google.com into your browser's address bar, and hit Enter or Return on your keyboard.
  2. Find the file you want to edit on the list of your saved spreadsheets, and open it.
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  3. This button is located between Tools and Add-ons below your spreadsheet file's name on the top-left. It will open a drop-down menu.
    • If you don't see the Form tab here, click Insert, and select Form on the menu. The Form tab will now show up on the tabs bar.
  4. You will have to confirm your action in a new pop-up window.
  5. This will confirm your action, and unlink your form from this spreadsheet. New answers on the form will no longer automatically go to your spreadsheet.
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1. Open Google Sheets.
2. Click a file.
3. Click the Form tab.
4. Click Unlink form.
5. Click OK.

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