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# Creating Anonymous Forms

Collect Threadly form submissions anonymously, so no one can see who responded. That includes form owners, admins and the Threadly team.

Sometimes you want honest, confidential answers, for example in employee surveys or sensitive feedback. Anonymous forms hide who responded.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Open your form

On Threadly's Home tab, under **Actions**, click **Forms** and open the form.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Click "Form Settings"

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Under Access Control, click "Edit" next to "Anonymous submissions"

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Choose Yes, then Save

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

When anonymous submissions are on, Threadly replaces each person's name with an anonymous ID, and people see a notice that the form is anonymous before submitting. <mark style="color:red;">**The randomized ID prevents anyone from identifying the person, including form owners, workspace admins, Slack administrators and the Threadly team.**</mark>

{% hint style="info" %}
When a form is anonymous, these settings aren't available:

* Limit submissions per user
* Limit to specific users
* Save form data to profile
  {% endhint %}
