How to Turn Your Excel into a Gimkit

Adele

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January 18, 2025

How to Turn Your Excel into a Gimkit? (Step-by-Step Guide)

Excel spreadsheets are perfect for organizing quiz content—questions, answer choices, and correct answers fit naturally into rows and columns. If you have quiz content in Excel, you might be wondering how to quickly turn them into an engaging Gimkit game without copying and pasting each cell manually.

Good news: you can now convert your Excel files (and even Google Sheets, Docs, PDFs, or images) into a Gimkit-ready format in just one click using Formswrite.com. This simple tool saves hours of tedious data entry and makes quiz game creation effortless.

Below is a complete step-by-step guide to help you transform your Excel spreadsheets into Gimkit kits efficiently.

1. Prepare Your Excel Spreadsheet

Before converting, make sure your spreadsheet is clean and organized.

Use Column A for questions, Columns B-E for answer choices.
Mark the correct answer in a dedicated column or highlight it.
Keep one question per row.
Both .xls and .xlsx formats are supported.

A tidy spreadsheet ensures smoother conversion and better results.

2. Go to Formswrite.com

Visit Formswrite.com, a tool that converts your Excel files, Google Sheets, Docs, PDFs, or even images into quiz formats in just one click.

Its purpose is simple: streamline quiz creation without requiring any technical skills or manual formatting.

3. Upload Your Excel File

After opening the website:

Select the option to upload an Excel file (.xls or .xlsx).
Formswrite will automatically scan your spreadsheet and detect questions, answer choices, and correct answers from your columns.

This step removes the hassle of reformatting everything inside Gimkit.

4. Generate Your Quiz File

Once your spreadsheet is uploaded, Formswrite instantly converts it into a ready-to-use quiz structure.

You'll receive a formatted version of your questions that you can easily transfer into Gimkit. The tool handles the heavy lifting, mapping columns to question-answer structures automatically.

5. Import the Quiz into Gimkit

Now open Gimkit and create a new kit.

Use Gimkit's kit creator to add your questions.
Copy the generated questions and paste them into Gimkit's question builder.
Add images or adjust settings if needed.
Review and fine-tune each question for clarity.

Since the content is pre-formatted by Formswrite, this part is quick and smooth.

6. Host a Game and Play!

Once your kit is ready, hit Save.

Choose a game mode (Classic, Team Mode, Trust No One, The Floor is Lava, etc.) and host a live game. Share the join code with your students—and watch them compete while learning!

FAQ

1. Does Formswrite support both .xls and .xlsx files?

Yes. Formswrite.com supports both older .xls files and modern .xlsx files from Microsoft Excel.

2. What if I have multiple sheets in my Excel file?

Formswrite can process multiple sheets. You can select which sheet to convert or process all sheets together.

3. Does my spreadsheet need headers?

Headers are optional but recommended. Formswrite can detect question-answer structures with or without header rows.

4. How long does the conversion take?

Usually less than a minute. The process is almost instant, even for large spreadsheets.

5. Can I edit the questions after importing them into Gimkit?

Yes. Gimkit allows you to customize questions, answers, and add images after import.

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