Web Page Design Module 12: Collecting Data with Forms
Form Objects
Forms are a way to add interactivity and collect information on a web page. Dreamweaver lets you create forms by adding form objects. You can add a form to a web page by selecting Form on the Insert panel or Form on the Insert menu.
In creating a form you choose form objects that include the following:
- form fields which allow users to insert information such as a name,
- radio buttons that appear as small empty circles and provide options for users,
- check boxes that appear as small squares and allow users to select multiple choices
- lists and menus that display choices in a pop-up set of choices
- buttons which are small rectangular objects which allow a user to submit a form or erase all entries from a form.
The form below shows a sample of each of these types of objects.
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