They allow the user to input information and to send/receive feedback from the web site.
Forms can be used for all sorts of purposes.
- Guest books
- Feedback about the web site
- Orders if the web site sells goods or services
- Memberships or information about accounts
Examples
of forms = These are mostly fully working
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The elements you need to make up your form.
A single line text field - user enters info (name etc)
A multi line text area This is a text field where the user can enter several lines of text.
A check box. The
user ticks the box as in the example below.
It inserts a tick when selected by user.
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A radio button
is the same as a check box, except that a black
button is inserted when selected by user.
Format in the same way as for a check box. The user can select only one
button.
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A radio group allows
the insertion of a number of options involving buttons for the user to
select.
A jump menu
is a List/Menu that creates a menu that opens by jumping up or down to
reveal options.
A list menu is generally used where the options are open to see in a multi-line box.
Action Buttons
Buttons are used to initiate action.
The two essential buttons are a Submit and a Reset button
Submit sends the form for processing. Reset starts off again with a blank
form.
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