| 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. |
