Forms Closed Page Customization

Question

I have set up a Microsoft Form to accept responses during a specific time. It should open at 7:00 AM on a Sunday and close at 1:00 PM the following Wednesday. This happens during one week every month. I want to customize the message that users will see while the form is not accepting responses.

I followed this guide: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/adjust-deadlines-and-settings-for-a-form-or-quiz-450760e1-7007-4f36-ae15-d0bdd3efbd0a

But it looks like I have to manually check "Accept Responses" on and off in order for this message to appear. Is there any way to have this message appear without manual intervention?

Answer 1

To customize the message that users see while a Microsoft Form is not accepting responses, you typically need to manually toggle the "Accept Responses" setting. Unfortunately, there is no built-in feature in Microsoft Forms that allows for automatic management of this setting based on a schedule. Therefore, you would need to check and uncheck the option manually to display the closed message during the specified times.

If you are looking for a more automated solution, you might consider using Power Automate to create a flow that changes the form's settings based on a schedule, but this would require some additional setup and might not be straightforward.

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References:

• Microsoft Forms service description