About forms
Forms are a useful way of gathering information from your
web site's visitors. The most common form found on web sites is one that allows
visitors to contact the webmaster. The advantage with forms over a simple mailto
link is that you can ask visitors specific questions you would like the answers
to. As with all aspects of web design, consider usability. Don't ask your
visitors too many questions - they simply won't answer them. Keep forms as short
as possible.
how to make a simple form
1.
You have to add the form tag:
<form>
2.
You then need to add the method by which the form will send the
information to you. For these purposes we're just going to use a mailto rather
than a form script. If you would like to use a script, there are plenty of free
ones on the web (scroll to the bottom of this page).
<form action="mailto:yourname@youremailaddress.com"
method="POST">
3.
To have a nicely laid out form, it's best to put the elements inside a
table, so add the following after your form tag:
<table border="0" cellpadding="4"
cellspacing="2">
<tr>
<td align="right">Name</td>
<td align="left"> <input type="text" name="name" size="15">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">Email address</td>
<td align="left"> <input type="text" name="email" size="15">
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td align="right">
<p>Comments</p>
</td>
<td align="left">
<textarea name="comment" cols="23" rows="5"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td align="left">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send">
<input type="reset" name="reset" value="Reset">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
4.
This should produce a form that looks like this when viewed in the
browser:
1.
Finally, add your closing form tag:
</form>
There are more form elements you can add to your forms, details are on the
html tag library section.
further information
http://w3.softlookup.com/html/html/ch18.htm
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