| Field/Control |
Description |
| Form
ID |
Displays the name of
the currently selected form. To work with a different form in the project,
select its name from the dropdown menu. You may rename a selected form
by overwriting its highlighted name in this field. |
| Action |
Enter or select from
the dropdown menu the program or CGI script URL that will process the
form data on the web server. |
| Encoding |
Select the manner in
which form data is to be encoded. The default encoding type, “application/x-www-form-urlencoded,”
is satisfactory for most form output. However, you should use the “multipart/form-data”
encoding type for submitting a file upload. (For more information, see
File Upload.) To create “mailto”
forms, where all the form data bypasses the server application and instead
is sent in the body of an email, use the “text/plain” encoding
type. |
| Method |
Select the means by
which the browser will send the data to the server. Select from the following
methods:
GET
- The GET method will create a query string by appending the form data
to the action URL. It is best used with short forms (10 or fewer fields)
that do not include text area or file upload form inputs. Generally the
GET method is used to allow the user to view data in a database. POST-
The POST method sends the form data to the server as a separate package,
outside the request message. Generally the POST method is used for longer
forms and to allow the user to store or update data in a database (e.g.,
online ordering, subscriptions, etc.) |
| On
Submit |
Enter a scripting event
that will take place when a user attempts to submit the form data. Most
often the scripting event is a simple validation check to make sure the
form fields do not contain errors. (You will need to write the script
that you identify in the value of this field.) |
| On
Reset |
Enter an event handler
for when a user clicks the form reset button. Often before clearing the
fields of data, the event handler calls a message box allowing the user
to confirm that the reset request is not in error. |
| Other |
Use this field to enter
additional form processing tags. Use the [TAGNAME]=”[TAG]”
format. |
| Font |
Select a font from the
dropdown menu to globally apply to text labels of input fields in the
form. Or, accept the [default] selection. |
|
Be aware that because different browsers
may interpret fonts differently, fonts and form inputs may not appear
as you intended. To assist you we recommend using
fonts that are "web safe." Web-safe fonts appear in the dropdown
menu with the symbol. |
|
Size |
Select from the dropdown menu a font size to globally apply to text
labels of input fields in the form. |
| Default |
Click to checkmark to
accept default text label characteristics for the form. Or, click to uncheckmark
to enable controls for text label characteristics. |
| Bold |
Disabled
when Default option box is uncheckmarked. Click to apply a boldface
effect to text labels of input fields in the form. |
| Italic |
Disabled
when Default option box is uncheckmarked. Click to italicize text
labels of input fields in the form. |
| Color |
Disabled
when Default option box is uncheckmarked. Click to open the Color
dialog box that allows you to select a system or custom color to globally
apply to the text labels. |
 |
Disabled
when Default option box is uncheckmarked. Click and drag to use
the color dropper tool to pick up a color anywhere on your computer screen.
Release the mouse button, and the control will display the selected color.
Text labels in the form will then bear the selected color. |
| Align |
Disabled
when Default option box is uncheckmarked. Click the Left
radio button to globally align text labels along the left margins of the
form inputs; click the Center
radio button to globally center the text labels of the form inputs, or
click the Right radio button to
globally align text labels along the right margins of the form inputs. |
| New
Form |
Click to create a new
form object. You will be prompted to save the current form. The new form
object will retain the properties settings of the previous form object. |
| To
revert to the default properties settings for form objects, press the
CTRL key while clicking the New Form button. |
| Hidden
Values |
Use to add hidden input
fields. Click to open the Hidden Field Values dialog box, and then click
the Insert button. Enter the hidden field name, and then click the Value
column and enter the hidden field value. Click the OK button. |
| OK |
Click to accept the
current settings and exit the dialog box. |
| Cancel |
Click to cancel the
operation and close the dialog box. |
| Apply |
Click to accept the
current settings without exiting the dialog box. |
| Help |
Click to open a context-sensitive
help topic. |
