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Project 7. Creating a Form on a Web Page. Project Objectives. Define terms related to forms Describe the different form controls and their uses Use the <form> tag Use the <input> tag Create a text box. Project Objectives. Create check boxes Create a selection menu with multiple options
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Project 7 Creating a Formon a Web Page
Project Objectives • Define terms related to forms • Describe the different form controls and their uses • Use the <form> tag • Use the <input> tag • Create a text box Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Project Objectives • Create check boxes • Create a selection menu with multiple options • Use the <select> tag • Use the <option> tag • Create radio buttons Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Project Objectives • Create a textarea box • Create a Submit button • Create a Reset button • Use the <fieldset> tag to group form information Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Input Controls • An input control is any type of input mechanism on a form • A data input control is either a radio button, a check box, a Submit button, a Reset button, or a selection menu • A text input control is either a text box, a textarea box, or a password text box Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Input Controls Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
HTML Tags Used to Create Forms Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Starting Notepad and Opening an HTML File • Start Notepad and, if necessary, maximize the window • With a USB drive plugged into your computer, click File on the menu bar and then click Open on the File menu. If necessary, click USB Drive (G:) in the Look in list. Click the Project07 folder and then click the ProjectFiles folder in the list of available folders • If necessary, click the Files of type box arrow and then click All Files • Double-click orderform.htm in the list of files Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Starting Notepad and Opening an HTML File Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Creating a Form and Identifying the Form Process • Highlight the words <!--Put form method statement here --> on line 12 and then press the DELETE key • Type <form method="post" action="mailto:billthomas@isp.com"> as the new tag • Click just before the </body> tag on line 35 • Type </form> and then press the ENTER key Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Creating a Form and Identifying the Form Process Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Changing the Text Message • Select lines 15 through 31 and then press the DELETE key • With the insertion point on line 15, enter the HTML code shown below Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Text Boxes • Enter the following HTML beginning on line 19 Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Check Boxes • Enter the following HTML beginning on line 27 Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding a Selection Menu • Enter the following HTML beginning on line 32 Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Additional Text Boxes • Enter the following HTML beginning on line 39 Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Radio Buttons • Enter the following HTML beginning on line 45 Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding a Textarea • Enter the following HTML beginning on line 49 Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Submit and Reset Buttons • If necessary, click line 53 • Type <p><input type=“submit” value=“Submit”> and then press the ENTER key • Type <input type=“reset” value=“Reset”></p> as the tag Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Submit and Reset Buttons Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Fieldset Controls to Create Form Groupings • Click just after the </p> on line 17 and then press the ENTER key • Type <fieldset><legend align=“right">Personal Information</legend> as the tag • Click to the right of size=“25"> on line 25 and then press the ENTER key • Type </fieldset> and then press the ENTER key twice Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Fieldset Controls to Create Form Groupings • With the insertion point on line 28, type <p><fieldset><legend align="right">About Your Order</legend> as the tag • Click to the right of the </p> on line 45 and then press the ENTER key • Type </fieldset> and press the ENTER key twice Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Fieldset Controls to Create Form Groupings • Type <br /><fieldset><legend align="right">Additional Comments</legend> on line 48 • Click to the right of the </p> on line 55 and press the ENTER key • Type </fieldset> as the end tag Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Adding Fieldset Controls to Create Form Groupings Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Saving the HTML File • With a USB drive plugged into your computer, click File on the menu bar and then click Save As. Type orderform.htm in the File name text box • If necessary, click USB Drive (G:) in the Save in list. Click the Project07 folder and then click the ProjectFiles folder in the list of available folders. Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Viewing, Testing, and Printing the Web Page Using a Browser • Start your browser • Type G:\Project07\ProjectFiles\orderform.htm in the Address box and then press the ENTER key • Test all fields except the Reset button as described in the previous section • If you modified the HTML code to use your e-mail address as the action attribute value, click the Submit button • Click the Reset button Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Viewing, Testing, and Printing the Web Page Using a Browser Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Viewing, Testing, and Printing the Web Page Using a Browser • Click the Print button on the Standard Buttons toolbar Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Printing the HTML File • Click the Notepad button on the taskbar • Click File on the menu bar and then click Print Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Printing the HTML File Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Quitting Notepad and a Browser • Click the Close button on the browser title bar • Click the Close button on the Notepad window title bar Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Project Summary • Define terms related to forms • Describe the different form controls and their uses • Use the <form> tag • Use the <input> tag • Create a text box Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Project Summary • Create check boxes • Create a selection menu with multiple options • Use the <select> tag • Use the <option> tag • Create radio buttons Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Project Summary • Create a textarea box • Create a Submit button • Create a Reset button • Use the <fieldset> tag to group form information Project 7: Creating a Form on a Web Page
Project 7 Complete Creating a Formon a Web Page