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Microsoft Forms: word limit?

Anonymous
2021-11-30T17:41:47+00:00

Hi,

Is it possible to set word limit for different questions in Microsoft Forms?

I noticed the existence of short and long answers, but I am not sure what that means in number of words or characters.

Many thanks!

Laura

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Anonymous
2021-12-01T01:44:13+00:00

Hi Laura,

The character limit for the answers in Microsoft Forms is 4000 (including space).

Reference: Form, question, response, and character limits in Microsoft Forms

The only difference between the long answer and short answer is that the long answers will adjust the size of the text box to display all the text you input whereas short answer will not adjust the size of the box.

Besides, Microsoft Forms does not allow us to limit the number of texts we enter in an answer, it is by default 4000. The only restriction we can apply on the text questions is that the answer should be numeric and can force the respondent to enter Greater than, equal to and Less than value.            

I understand your requirement and I agree it would be great if we can limit words to a certain number depending on our demand. Given the situation, please consider giving your feedback in Microsoft Forms feedback portal and vote for the related feedback. This is the quickest route to get your feedback to the developers’ ears.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

With sincerest regards,

Neha

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T09:45:01+00:00

    Thanks a mill for clarifying, Neha!

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