CREATING FORMS IN FRONTPAGE AND
POSTING THEM ON THE MCSD WEB-HOSTING SERVER

HANDOUTS

  1. Cover

  2. Analyzing an Example

  3. Understanding Website Form Controls

  4. Building a Form in FrontPage - Wizard or Template

  5. Creating a Form in FrontPage from Scratch

  6. Creating a Form - Exercise

  7. Posting a Form on the MCSD Server

  8. Configuring the Form

  9. Creating a .dat File in Notepad

  10. Receiving Data Via Email from Your Online Form

UNDERSTANDING WEBSITE FORM CONTROLS

1. Text Box The customer types the data in one line.  The webmaster can control the length and style of the box and the format of the font within the control.

2. Text Area The customer types the data in scrollable lines.  The webmaster can control the length and height of the area, the number of lines, the style of the box and the format of the font within the control.

3. Check Box The customer can select any number of options--from zero to all. The webmaster can pre-select any option and control the style of the box.

Orange   Blue   Pink  Green
4. Option (Radio) Button The customer can select only one option.  The webmaster can pre-select an option and control the style of the button.

Orange    Blue  Pink  Green 
5. Drop-down box The customer can view the options in a drop-down menu and click on the selection.  The webmaster can allow multiple selections (and pre-select one or more) and can control the format of the font within the control.

Directions can appear above the control
or as part of the control.
6. Button The customer can click a button to instigate a specific action, like the Submit button in an online form.  (A command button must have an associated script.) The words and formatting of a button can be changed; for example, Reset can be changed to Clear Form.  NOTE:  The Submit button below does not work!

Page Changed 11/06/2007

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