Calendar Scheduling

Use Google Calendar events to control when your form accepts responses. Each event on the connected calendar opens the form — when the event ends, the form closes.

Connecting a Calendar

1. Open your Google Form
2. Click Add-ons → Form Scheduler
3. Go to the Calendar tab
4. Click the calendar row to open the connection modal
5. Select an existing calendar or create a new one
6. Click Connect

Your form will immediately sync with the calendar — if an event is happening now, the form opens.

How Events Control Your Form

Any event on the connected calendar acts as an "open window":

• Event starts → form opens (accepts responses)
• Event ends → form closes (stops accepting responses)
• No events → form stays closed

This works with all event types: one-time, recurring, multi-day, and all-day events.

Recurring Events

Recurring events work automatically. Create a recurring event in Google Calendar (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) and the form opens and closes for each occurrence. No extra configuration needed.

Event Merging

When calendar events are less than 1 hour apart, they are automatically combined into one continuous window:

What this means:

• Response limits apply to the merged window as a whole
• Notifications are sent once for the merged window, not per event
• The form stays open continuously across the merged events

Short Events

Events shorter than 1 hour still open the form, but it stays open for approximately 1 hour due to the trigger spacing constraint. The form closes at the next available trigger opportunity.

Tips

• Use a dedicated calendar — create a new calendar specifically for form scheduling. This avoids your personal events accidentally opening the form.
• Edit from anywhere — change your schedule from Google Calendar on any device. Changes are picked up at the next trigger or sidebar open.
• Check merged windows — if you need events to open/close the form independently, space them at least 1 hour apart.