Hour 20. Creating a Form and Collecting Data

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

How to insert a form into a web page

How to add text fields, radio buttons, and check boxes to forms

How to add lists and drop-down menus of choices to forms

How to add different types of buttons to forms

How to create and edit a jump menu

In this hour, you will create a form to collect user input. Dreamweaver gives you easy access to a number of form elements, including text boxes, radio buttons, check boxes, lists, drop-down menus, and buttons to capture user choices. We’ll cover how to submit form data in Hour 21, “Introduction to Scripts: Sending and Reacting to Form Data.”

With forms, you can collect information, such as comments or orders, and interact ...

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