If you've surfed the Web much, you've probably filled out hundreds of forms. Some common uses of forms include submitting a comment or question via e-mail, making a contribution to an online discussion, or completing a purchase at an e-commerce site. All these activities require the Web site designer to create a form so that you can submit your information.
During this hour, you'll learn how to create a professional-looking form for your Web site that makes it convenient for your visitors to submit information, ask a question, or simply send you an e-mail. To learn this, you'll create a form that asks the visitor a few basic questions about himself and his computer.
In this hour, you learn about the following:
Understanding how forms work
Starting with a form container
Using a table to give structure to your form
Working with text entry fields
Creating check boxes and radio buttons
Adding pop-ups and list boxes to your form
Adding large text areas for comments to your form
Adding Submit and Reset buttons to your form
Making your form e-mail you the results