Export responses to CSV

Export responses to CSV in Google Forms — with three ready prompts, from the immediate task to the lasting pattern.

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Execute — do the immediate task

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Export the responses for 'Baseline survey' to CSV so I can run pivot tables in my analysis…
Export the responses for 'Baseline survey' to CSV so I can run pivot tables in my analysis workbook; include all questions, timestamps, and respondent emails, and save the file as BaselineResponses_Jul17.csv in the course folder—confirm file is complete before I close the laptop.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before exporting to CSV, make sure the response header names are human-friendly and consistent with…
Before exporting to CSV, make sure the response header names are human-friendly and consistent with the analysis workbook: change any question titles with line breaks, collapse repeated-choice columns into single header names, and flag any long free-text answers that will break my import. Note anything that could corrupt the pivot tables.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I exported 'Baseline survey' to CSV and the column order and headers don't match my analysis…

I tried exporting and the columns don't match my template

I exported 'Baseline survey' to CSV and the column order and headers don't match my analysis template, which will break my pivot workbook. The data looks intact but headers have line breaks and duplicate names. I can't spend hours cleaning. What's the fastest way to get a CSV that matches my template without redoing the whole export?

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