Adding buttons

Buttons allow users to submit a form or reset it to its initial state. They can also perform customized actions, defined by the Help author.

To add a button:

  1. Click where you want to add the button on the form.

  2. From the Insert menu, select Form Element - Button Name (Button, Submit Button, Image Button, Reset Button). The type of button you select appears on the form.

  3. Double-click the button (or image) to open the Button dialog.

  4. In Control type, select the type of button you want to include on the form.

  1. In Control identifier, type the name that you want to associate with the button. The name you assign is not displayed on the form. Rather, it is used by the CGI program to identify the form element. If you want to include a label next to the button, type the text in the WYSIWYG Editor.

  2. In Button caption, enter the caption that is to appear on the button.

  3. In Alternate text, define the substitute text that is displayed if users turn off the graphics display in their browsers (for custom images). This text also appears as a label when users pause the mouse over the custom image.

  4. If you select Submit button (image) as the Control type, choose the image file to use with the button from Button image path.

  5. Click OK. The selected button is added to the form.