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Weavely lets you create powerful AI-generated forms. In this guide, we’ll show you how to take your form submissions, turn them into a beautifully formatted PDF, and automatically email that PDF either to the respondent or to yourself, all for free using Make.

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🛠 Tools You’ll Need

  • Weavely – Our AI-native form builder.
  • Make – A no-code automation platform with a generous free tier.
  • Google Docs & Drive – To create the PDF template and store documents.
  • Gmail – Or any email service connected via Make.

Create Your Form in Weavely

Build your form using Weavely. You can use the AI prompt or build manually.
Example: A contact form collecting name, email, phone number, and company.
Make sure your form includes an email field if you want to email the response to the user. For a quick overview of how Weavely works, check out our “getting started” tutorial.

Create a Google Docs Template

In Google Docs, create a template for the PDF. Use double curly braces to define placeholders for dynamic values, as follows:
Date: {{date}}
Name: {{full_name}}
Email: {{email}}
Company: {{company}}
For example, here’s the template we created for our video tutorial.Screenshot2025 10 21at11 18 17 Web

Set Up Your Scenario in Make

Create a new scenario in Make. You’ll need four modules in this scenario.

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Module 1: Watch Weavely Form Submissions

This module will trigger the automation when a new form response is submitted.
  • Add: Weavely > Watch Form Submission
  • Connect your Weavely account (follow the wizard).
  • Select the correct team and form.
You can read our dedicated tutorial if you need help setting up the Weavely module in Make.Screenshot2025 10 21at11 27 23 Web

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Module 2: Create Document from Template

  • Add: Google Docs > Create Document from Template
  • Connect your Google account.
  • Choose your template document from Drive.
  • Map the template placeholders to your form values:
    • {{date}} → Submission Date
    • {{full_name}} → Full Name
    • {{email}} → Email
    • {{company}} → Company
  • Set a document name (e.g., "Contact Form Submission").
  • Choose the folder where the document will be saved. Screenshot2025 10 21at11 28 57 Web

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Module 3: Download a File

To convert the Google doc you created with module 2 into a PDF you’ll need the Google Drive “Download a File” module.
  • Add: Google Drive > Download a File
  • Use the document ID from the previous module.
  • Enable: Convert Google Document to format → PDF. Screenshot2025 10 21at11 32 07(1) Web

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Module 4: Send Email with Attachment

Finally, you’ll need to send the report to someone. This could be yourself, or a respondent.
  • Add: Gmail > Send Email (or another mail service).
  • To: Use the respondent’s email address (from the Weavely response) or your own.
  • Subject: "Your Weavely Report"
  • Body: Optional – you can leave this blank or customize it.
  • Attachment: The PDF file from the previous module. Screenshot2025 10 21at11 34 44 Web

Test the Flow

  1. Run your scenario.
  2. Submit the form.
  3. Check your email inbox – you (or the respondent) should receive a PDF.
The PDF will contain the form data, and any missing fields will be left blank.

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Summary

With Weavely and Make, you can:
  • Generate a form with AI to capture data
  • Use that data to populate dynamic templates
  • Generate branded PDF reports
  • Automatically email those reports to users or teammates
Perfect for reports, confirmations, receipts, onboarding forms, and more!
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