{"id":2022,"date":"2024-03-08T19:35:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.alpha.canada.ca\/forms-formulaires\/?page_id=2022"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:23:08","slug":"guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articles.alpha.canada.ca\/forms-formulaires\/guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find support resources on how to use GC Forms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article style=\"border: #D6D9DD solid 1px;padding: 1.5em;border-radius: 6px\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.alpha.canada.ca\/forms-formulaires\/get-started\/\"><h3 id=\"h3-article-1\" 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style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin-top: 0\">Collaborating in GC Forms<\/h3><\/a>\n<p>How to share work with colleagues<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article style=\"border: #D6D9DD solid 1px;padding: 1.5em;border-radius: 6px\">\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.alpha.canada.ca\/forms-formulaires\/getting-form-responses\/\"><h3 id=\"h3-article-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin-top: 0\">Getting form responses<\/h3><\/a>\n<p>How to retrieve submission data<\/p><\/article>\n\n\n\n<article style=\"border: #D6D9DD solid 1px;padding: 1.5em;border-radius: 6px\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.alpha.canada.ca\/forms-formulaires\/templates\"><h3 id=\"h3-article-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin-top: 0\">Using a form template<\/h3><\/a>\n<p>How to import a form file to build a form faster<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article style=\"border: #D6D9DD solid 1px;padding: 1.5em;border-radius: 6px\">\n 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