To create a form or survey from your Docs list, click Create new, then select Form. In the form template that opens, you can add any questions and options you'd like to include. Some of the response types you can choose from include text responses, multiple choice, check boxes and more.

When you're done with creating the form, click "E-mail this form." You'll receive an email with a summary of what the form included, as well as a link to follow that will let you to send it to more people later. To view the responses, select the form from your list of Google Docs. The responses will load in a new window

You can also create a form from a spreadsheet. To do so, follow the steps above while in Google Spreadsheets..

If you have a printed document that needs editing, the Google Docs List API offers Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that lets you convert high-res image files with typewritten or printed text into editable text.