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This is a brief explanation of the various form tags that can be used to gather
information within a web page.
Text Fields
Purpose: Allows the user to input text into a web form. Text fields can either
be a single line of text, multiple lines of test and password text.
Usage: Use to get user information such as name, email, phone, and to allow
them to enter paragraphs of text such as a comment option.
TextField:
enter the variable name for the text field.
Char Width:
Width of the text box as it appears on the screen.
Max Chars: The maximum number of characters that will be allowed in a single
line text field. Char Width and Max Char do not have to equal each other.
Multiple Line of Text:
Max Char changes to Line Num, which sets the number of lines or rows the text
box will display.
Wrap:
Tells the form how to handle word wrapping. Virtual is the best setting.
Password:
Not really a password but a when set will display the * for each letter entered.
Check Boxes
Increases user-friendly interface or web pages. User simply checks option that
she wants or agrees with. Check boxes allow for multiple selection options.
CheckBox:
Used to set the variable name for this form data.
Checked Value:
This will be the value that is set to this specific variable when the data is
transmitted.
Initial State:
Allows you to set a default item as the initial value. Don't use this feature
since it is not a good accepted practice standard to preset check values.
Radio Buttons
Like check boxes, increases the user-friendliness of a web form given the user
options to select from. Unlike check boxes, radio buttons only allow the user
to select one option or choice.
Purpose: Forced decision of selection by user. Most of the time you want the
user to make a decision or given preselected choices.
Example: You want to know the gender of the user (either female or male). If
you used a check box, the user could select both options but how can one be
male and female. (Oh, just stop it!!!!) You should use a radio button in this
example because it forces the user to select only one of the options.
RadioButton:
Use to set the variable name. Agreement in our case.
Checked Value:
The value to be placed with this variable if this button is selected.
List Values
Purpose: Gives the user a compact list of options they can select from regarding
a specific question. I find the new user confused by this type of information
question type and try to avoid it as much as possible.
List/Menu:
Assign a variable name to this list.
Type:
Menu allows only one selection or choice from the list.
List allows multiple selections.
List Values:
Click on this button to enter and edit the list values required.
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