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title: "Exporting a Form's Submissions"
slug: "exporting-a-forms-submissions"
updated: 2025-03-25T18:29:42Z
published: 2025-03-25T18:29:42Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/exporting-a-forms-submissions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.smarteru.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Exporting a Form's Submissions

The form export functionality is only available to administrators. 

To view an evaluation's data, you can export a form's responses to a CSV file. The responses will be sent using the [Queued Exports Notification email](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/system-email-templates-report-emails) which will include a ZIP file with two CSV files: one for active questions, the other for inactive questions.

In addition to the form's questions and the user's responses, the CSV file also includes the following information:

- The user's name - If the [form was submitted anonymously](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/editing-a-forms-settings#anonymous), this column displays *Anonymous*.
- The user's email address - If the [form was submitted anonymously](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/editing-a-forms-settings#anonymous), this column displays *N/A*.
- The user's employee ID - If the [form was submitted anonymously](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/editing-a-forms-settings#anonymous), this column displays *N/A*.
- Course name - The course name is only included for forms that are used as a [post-course evaluation](/v1/docs/course-post-course-evaluations). This column will be blank for [standalone forms](/v1/docs/setting-up-standalone-forms).
- Submission date

- If a user submitted a comment for a question that had its [**Prompt for Comment** setting](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/form-widgets#prompt-for-comment1) is enabled, the comment is included in the column to the right of their response to the question.
- Each attachment that was submitted with a form will include a URL in the CSV file to access the attachment. If more than one file was uploaded, the URLs will be delimited with a comma. In order to access the attachment, you must be logged into SmarterU.

![Form Export CSV 20230217(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Form%20Export%20CSV%2020230217(1).png)

To export a form's submissions:

1. From the Admin menu, select **Account Admin**.
2. Select **Forms**.

![Forms Menu 20210810](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Forms%20Menu%2020210810.png)

The [Forms Dashboard](/v1/docs/forms-dashboard) displays. By default the *Forms (by name)* list option is selected.

1. Select the form.
2. Click **Export**.

![Export Button 20230223](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Export%20Button%2020230223.png)

The Export Notification window displays.

1. In the **Send Email To** field, enter the email addresses of the users who should receive the link to the file. To specify multiple email addresses, separate each one with a comma.
2. Click **Confirm**.

When the export file is ready to be downloaded, an email is sent to the specified email addresses.

## Related

- [Account: Post-Course Evaluations](/account-post-course-evaluations.md)
- [Course: Post-Course Evaluations](/course-post-course-evaluations-2.md)
- [Forms](/forms.md)
- [Forms Dashboard](/forms-dashboard.md)
- [Gain New Insights with SmarterU LMS Forms](/gain-new-insights-with-smarteru-lms-forms.md)
- [Learner Interface: Completing a Course Evaluation](/learner-interface-completing-a-course-evaluation.md)
- [Learner Interface: Forms](/learner-interface-forms.md)