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Introduction to Web Development using HTML 5 |
Chapter 6: Getting User Input with FormsThis chapter examines the steps you must perform to create a form within an HTML page. By the time you finish this chapter, you will understand the following key concepts:● How to use the <form> and </form> tag pair to create a simple form ● How to direct a form to submit data ● How to integrate content within an HTML form ● How to prompt a user for a password ● How to limit the number of characters that can be entered into a field ● How to use the <textarea> and </textarea> tag pair to prompt the user for large amounts of text within a form ● How to use the <input> tag to create radio buttons that simplify selection within a form ● How to use the <input> tag to create checkboxes to allow for selecting multiple options within a form ● How to create a pull-down list ● How to reset the contents of a form ● How to create a custom button ● How to use the <label> and </label> tag pair to label input fields ● How to direct a browser to e-mail the contents of a form ● How to use hidden fields ● How to allow a user to upload a file ● How to group related input fields within a form ● How to group related items within a pull-down list Chapter PowerPoint Presentation |  |
