Adding elements to the form

A form area can contain any number of form input elements for your audience to use. These include text fields, password fields, text areas, check boxes, radio buttons, pop-up menus, scrolling lists and submit and reset buttons. You can add hidden entry form elements to store information about the form that is hidden from your audience. You can also add other HTML elements such as text and images to the form area.

Every form input element needs a name and a value that is used by the CGI script to process the information. After you insert a form element into the form area, you can use its object editor to specify its name and value. You can also use the element's object editor to specify other parameters such as the size that it displays on the page.

Note You can change form elements the same way you change other Web page elements; that is, you can copy them, move them around, and resize them using the same basic methods. See Cutting, copying, and pasting and Resizing elements using the mouse for more information.

Inserting form elements

You can use the Insert menu or the Forms tool palette to insert form elements into the form area.

To insert a form element using the menu:

1. Place the insertion point in the form area on the page where you want the element to appear.
   
2. Choose Form from the Insert menu and then choose an element from the submenu.
   

   

   Claris Home Page inserts the form element and opens its object editor.

To insert a form element using the Forms tool palette:

1. Choose Forms Palette from the View menu (Windows) or choose Show Forms Palette from the Window menu (Macintosh).
   

   

2. Select a form element icon and drag it from the palette to the form area on your page.

   Drag this icon	To insert this form element
   	A check box
   	A radio button
   	A submit button
   	A reset button
   	A text area
   	A text field
   	A password field
   	A scrolling list/pop-up menu

Using the form element's object editor

You can use the object editor for each form element to set the name and value of the element and other attributes, such as display size.

When you insert a form element into the page, Claris Home Page automatically opens its object editor. You can also open the object editor by doing one of the following:

• Double-click the form element.
  
• Select the form element and choose Object Editor from the View menu (Windows) or Show Object Editor from the Window menu (Macintosh).
  
• Select the form element and click the Object Editor button on the toolbar.
  
• Select the element by clicking it so that its selection handles appear, and then click the right mouse button (Windows) and choose Form Object Editor from the context menu that appears. On Macintosh, hold down the Control key and then click the mouse button before choosing Form Object Editor from the context menu that appears.