Creating Forms on the World Wide Web
Forms are an effective method by which to collect information from people who are browsing your Web pages. Your "guests" can type text into fields, click on "radio buttons" to answer questions, or select an answer from a pop-down list of choices. When they are finished filling out the form, the browser will automatically format the information to your specifications and e-mail it to you.
This handout will walk you through the steps involved in creating a basic feedback form. While this particular form may not be useful for your purposes, it illustrates the basic principals involved in creating a form. Once you understand the techniques used in the sample form, you may then customize your own form to suit your needs.
We assume that you already have a Web page and that you understand the basics of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the language used to create Web pages. If this is not the case, you should review the Creating a World Wide Web Home Page documentation. You should create your own home page before attempting to create a form. Click here to view an image of the form we will be creating.
- Create a form using a plain-text editor (i.e. Notepad) or Netscape Composer.
- Create a form using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.