Forms.

Project Objectives Discuss form processing
Describe the difference between client-side and server-side form processing Add a horizontal rule to a Web page Create a form Discuss form design

Project Objectives Insert a table into a form Describe form objects
Describe and add text fields and text areas to a form Describe and add check boxes and radio buttons to a form Describe and add lists and menus to a form

Project Objectives Describe and add form buttons to a form
Describe form accessibility options Apply behaviors to a form View and test a form

Form Processing Server-side scripts Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
<form> tag GET method POST method Form components <input> tag <select> tag <textarea> tag

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site
Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar and then click My Computer Double-click Local Disk (C:) and then navigate to the location of the data files for Project 4 Double-click the DataFiles folder, double-click the Proj04 folder, and then double-click the parks folder Hold down the SHIFT key and select the two data files. Right-click and click the Copy command Navigate back to the your name folder. Paste the two data files into the parks folder. Close the parks folder

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site

Starting Dreamweaver and Opening the Colorado Parks Web Site
Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar Point to All Programs on the Start menu, point to Macromedia on the All Programs submenu, and then click Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 on the Macromedia submenu If necessary, display the panel groups Click the Files panel box arrow and then click Colorado Parks on the Files pop-up menu

Starting Dreamweaver and Opening the Florida Parks Web Site

Inserting and Formatting the Heading
Double-click hotel_form.htm in the Files panel Click the Document window, type Colorado National Parks as the first line of the heading and then press SHIFT+ENTER to insert a line break. Type Hotel Reservations Form as the second heading line Drag to select both lines of text, apply Heading 1, and then click the Align Center button in the Property inspector. Deselect the text and then press the ENTER key

Click View on the menu bar, point to Visual Aids, and verify that there is a checkmark to the left of the Invisible Elements command. If the checkmark is not displayed, click the Invisible Elements command Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar Hide the panel groups and collapse the Property inspector

Inserting a Horizontal Rule
Click Insert on the menu bar, point to HTML, and then point to Horizontal Rule Click Horizontal Rule Click the Horizontal rule text box and type horz_rule Click the W (Width) text box and type 500. Press the TAB key two times

Type 10 in the H (Height) text box Click the Shading check box to deselect it Click at the end of the line and press the ENTER key. If necessary, click the Align Left button Click the Save button

Inserting a Form If necessary, display the Insert bar. Click the arrow to the right of the display category on the Insert bar and then point to Forms on the Insert bar pop-up menu Click Forms and then click the Form button

Setting the Form Properties
Double-click the Form Name text box in the Property Inspector. Type hotel_form and then press the TAB key Type (use your own address) Click the Target box arrow, select _self, and then press the TAB key Type text/plain and then press the ENTER key

Setting the Form Properties

Inserting a Table into a Form
Click inside the form (the dotted red outline) Click Insert on the menu bar and then point to Table Click Table

Type the following values in the table: Rows – 11, Columns – 2, Table Width – 75 percent, Border thickness – 4, Cell padding – 5, Cell spacing – 0, and Hotel reservation form for Colorado’s four national parks as the Summary text Click the OK button Verify that the table is selected, click the Align box arrow in the Property inspector and then select Center

Formatting the Form Click the Table Id box, type reservations and then press the ENTER key Expand the Property inspector If necessary, scroll up, click row 1, column 1, and then drag to select all of column 1. Click the W text box, type 35% and then press the ENTER key

Formatting the Form Click the Align Right button in the Property inspector Click the <table> tag in the tag selector. Click the Brdr Color hexadecimal text box. Type # and then press the ENTER key Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Formatting the Form

Adding Descriptive Labels and Single-Line Text Fields to the Hotel Reservations Form
If necessary, scroll up and then click row 1, column 1 Type Name as the descriptive label and then press the TAB key Click the Text Field button Double-click the TextField text box in the Property inspector, type name and then press the TAB key Type 50 in the Char Width text box and then press the TAB key. If necessary, click Single line

Click row 2, column 1, type Address, and then press the TAB key Click the Text Field button on the Forms category If necessary, scroll down. Double-click the TextField text box in the Property inspector, type address, and then press the TAB key Type 50 in the Char Width text box and then press the TAB key. If necessary, click Single line Click row 3, column 1, and then type City. Press the TAB key

Click the Text Field button on the Forms category Type city as the TextField name Type 50 in the Char Width text box and then press the TAB key. Ensure Single line is selected Click row 4, column 1. Type State/Zip Code as the label and then press the TAB key

Type State and then press the SPACEBAR Click the Text Field button. Type state for the TextField name in the Property inspector Type 2 for the Char Width and Max Chars values. Ensure Single line is selected Click to the right of the State form object and then press the SPACEBAR. Type Zip Code and then press the SPACEBAR

Click the Text Field button Type zip as the TextField name Type 10 for the Char Width and Max Chars values and then press the TAB key. Ensure Single line is selected If necessary, scroll down. Click row 5, column 1, and then type address

Press the TAB key and then click the Text Field button Type as the TextField name Type 45 for the Char Width value and then press the ENTER key. Ensure Single line is selected Press CTRL+S to save the page

Adding Check Boxes Click row 6, column 1, type Hotels, and then press the TAB key Click the Checkbox button on the Forms category Type hotel1 as the CheckBox name Press the TAB key and then type black_canyon in the Checked value text box. Press the ENTER key Click to the right of the check box form object and then press SHIFT+ENTER to add a line break

Adding Check Boxes Click the Checkbox button
Type hotel2 as the CheckBox name. Press the TAB key and then type mesa_verde in the Checked value text box. Press the ENTER key Click to the right of the second check box, press SHIFT+ENTER to add a line break, and then click the Checkbox button on the Forms category Type hotel3 as the CheckBox name Press the TAB key and then type rocky_mountains in the Checked value text box. Press the ENTER key

Adding Check Boxes Click to the right of the third check box, press SHIFT+ENTER to add a line break, and then click the Checkbox button on the Forms category Type hotel4 as the Checkbox name Press the TAB key and then type sand_dunes in the Checked value text box. Press the ENTER key

Adding Check Boxes Click to the right of the first check box
Type Black Canyon Royale and then press the DOWN ARROW key Type Mesa Verde Pueblo as the descriptive label for the second check box, press the DOWN ARROW key, and then type Rocky Mountains Station as the label for the third check box Press the DOWN ARROW key, and then type Sand Dunes Central as the label for the fourth check box Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Adding Check Boxes

Creating a Scrolling List
Click row 7, column 1. Type Accommodations and then press the TAB key. Click the List/Menu button on the Forms category Type accommodations as the List/Menu name Click List in the Type options Type 2 in the Height box Click the Selections check box to allow multiple selections

Click the List Values button Type Single as the first Item Label, press the TAB key, and then type single as the Value Press the TAB key Type Double as the second Item Label

Type double as the Value and then press the TAB key Type Suite as the third Item Label Type suite as the Value and then press the TAB key Type Luxury Suite as the fourth Item Label

Type luxury_suite as the Value Click the OK button Click Single in the Initially selected box in the Property inspector Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Creating a Pop-Up Menu If necessary, scroll down and then click row 8, column 1 Type Number of nights and then press the TAB key Click the List/Menu button on the Forms category Type nights in the List/Menu text box to name the pop-up menu Click the List Values button. In the List Values dialog box, type 1 as the Item Label, press the TAB key, and then type 1 for the Value

Creating a Pop-Up Menu Press the TAB key
Repeat the previous step in the List Values dialog box, incrementing the number each time by 1 in the Item Label and Value fields, until the number 7 is added to the Item Label field and the Value field Click the OK button Click the number 1 in the Initially selected box in the Property inspector

Creating a Pop-Up Menu

Inserting a Jump Menu Click row 9, column 1, type Links, and then press the TAB key Click the Jump Menu button Type Choose one in the Text text box and then click the plus (+) button Double-click the Text text box Type Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park as the text for the second menu item and then press the TAB key

Inserting a Jump Menu Type and then point to the Plus button Click the Plus button, double-click the Text text box, type Great Sand Dunes National Park as the entry, and then press the TAB key Type and then point to the Plus button Click the Plus button, double-click the Text text box, type Mesa Verde National Park as the entry, and then press the TAB key

Inserting a Jump Menu Type and then click the Plus button Double-click the Text text box, type Rocky Mountain National Park as the entry, and then press the TAB key Type for the link Double-click in the Menu name text box and type park_web_sites Click the Select first item after URL change check box

Inserting a Jump Menu Click the OK button
Click Choose one in the Initially selected box in the Property inspector Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Inserting a Jump Menu

Adding a TextArea Text Field
If necessary, scroll down. Click row 10, column 1 Type Comments and then press the TAB key Click the Textarea button on the Forms category Type comments as the name for the TextField

Press the TAB key and type 50 for the Char Width value. Press the TAB key and type 4 for the Num Lines value Click the Init val box, type Please add your comments as the entry Verify that Multi line is selected Click the textarea in the form to display the initial value Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Adding the Submit and Reset Buttons
If necessary, scroll down and then click row 11, column 1 Click the Button button on the Forms category Click row 11, column 2, and then click the Button button on the Forms category

Type reset in the Button name text box and then press the TAB key Type Reset in the Label text box and then click Reset form in the Action area Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Opening the Volunteer.htm Web Page
Click the expand/collapse arrow to display the panel groups Double-click volunteer.htm in the Files panel Click the expand/collapse arrow to hide the panel groups

Adding a Form and Table to the Volunteer.htm Web Page
If necessary, scroll down and then position the insertion point at the end of the last line of text. Press the ENTER key Click the Form button on the Forms category In the Property inspector, type newsletter as the form name Use the mailto: format and type your address in the Action text box

Select _self on the Target pop-up menu, type text/plain in the Enctype box, and then press the ENTER key Click inside the form in the Document window. Click Insert on the menu bar and then click the Table command Create a four-row, two-column table, with a width of 75%, a border thickness of 4, and a cell padding of 5. Type Colorado National Parks newsletter in the Summary text box. Click the OK button Scroll up and down as necessary Click the Table ID and type newsletter_form

Select the table, click the Align pop-up menu in the Property inspector, and then center the table Enter # in the Brdr color hexadecimal text box and then press the ENTER key Select row 1 and then merge the cells Click row 1, type Colorado National Parks as the entry, and then press SHIFT+ENTER to insert a line break

Type Newsletter Information and then select the two lines of text Apply Heading 2 and then center the heading Select rows 2 through 4, column 1, and then click the Align Right button in the Property inspector Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Inserting a Single-Line Text Box
Select rows 2 through 4, column 1, and then set the column width to 35% Click row 2, column 1, type as the entry, and then press the TAB key Click the Text Field button on the Forms category Double-click the TextField text box in the Property inspector. Type and then press the TAB key Type 30 and then press the TAB key

Inserting a Single-Line Text Box

Adding a Radio Group Click row 3, column 1. Type I am interested in receiving a newsletter and then press the TAB key Point to the Radio Group button on the Forms category Click the Radio Group button Type newsletter and then click the first instance of Radio in the Label field

Adding a Radio Group Type Daily as the Label and then press the TAB key Type daily as the Value Press the TAB key, type Weekly in the Label field, and then press the TAB key Type weekly

Adding a Radio Group Click the Plus button, click Radio, and then type Monthly in the Label field. Press the TAB key Type monthly and then, if necessary, click the Lay out using Line Breaks (<br> tags) radio button Click the OK button

Adding a Radio Group

Adding the Submit and Reset Buttons to the Volunteer.htm Form
If necessary, scroll down. Click row 4, column 1, and then click the Button button on the Forms category Click row 4, column 2, and then click the Button button on the Forms category Type Reset as the Button name and then press the TAB key Type Reset in the Value text box and then click Reset form in the Action area Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Adding the Submit and Reset Buttons to the Volunteer.htm Form

Adding Links to the Volunteer. htm, Hotel_Form. htm, and Natl_Parks
Adding Links to the Volunteer.htm, Hotel_Form.htm, and Natl_Parks.htm Web Pages Display the panel groups and open the natl_parks.htm Web page Scroll to the end of the Web page and then add a line break after the Home link. Press the END key Type Colorado National Parks Volunteer Association. Add a line break, and then type Colorado National Parks Hotel Reservations Select the text Colorado National Parks Volunteer Association and create a link to the volunteer.htm Web page. Select the text Colorado National Parks Hotel Reservations and create a link to the hotel_form.htm Web page

Adding Links to the Volunteer.htm, Hotel_Form.htm, and Natl_Parks.htm Web Pages Save the natl_parks.htm Web page and then press the F12 key to display the page in your browser. Verify that the links work and close the browser. Close the national.htm Web page Click the volunteer.htm tab and then scroll to the bottom of the page. Type Home and then add a line break Type Colorado National Parks as the entry Select the Home text and then create a link to the index.htm Web page

Adding Links to the Volunteer.htm, Hotel_Form.htm, and Natl_Parks.htm Web Pages Select the Colorado National Parks text and then create a link to the natl_parks.htm Web page Save the volunteer.htm Web page Press the F12 key to display the Web page in your browser and then verify that the links work. Close the browser Click the hotel_form.htm tab and then, if necessary, scroll to the bottom of the page. Type Home and then add a line break Type Colorado National Parks as the entry

Select the Home text and then create a link to the index.htm Web page
Adding Links to the Volunteer.htm, Hotel_Form.htm, and Natl_Parks.htm Web Pages Select the Home text and then create a link to the index.htm Web page Select the Colorado National Parks text and then create a link to the natl_parks.htm Web page Save the hotel_form.htm Web page Press the F12 key to display the Web page in your browser and then verify that the links work. Close the browser

Adding Links to the Volunteer.htm, Hotel_Form.htm, and Natl_Parks.htm Web Pages

Adding the Validate Form Behavior
Display the panel groups and hide the Property inspector If necessary, click the hotel_form.htm tab Click Window on the menu bar and then point to Behaviors Click Behaviors Click <form#hotel_form> in the tag selector. Click the Add Behavior button in the Behaviors panel and then point to Validate Form on the pop-up menu

Click Validate Form Click the Value Required check box Click the text “address” in form “hotel_form” field and then click Value Required for the “address” field Repeat the previous step for the city, state, and zip fields

Click the text “ ” in the form “hotel_form” field. Click the Value Required check box and the Address radio button Click the OK button Click anywhere in the Document window to deselect the form Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

Viewing and Testing the Hotel_Form.htm Form
Press the F12 key Complete the form, typing data in each field, and then click the Submit button Read the information in the dialog box, and then click the OK button Close the browser and return to Dreamweaver

Adding Behaviors, Viewing, and Testing the Volunteer.htm Form
Click the volunteer.htm tab. Click inside the form, but not in the table, and then click <form#newsletter> in the tag selector. Verify that form#newsletter is selected in the tag selector Click the Add behavior button on the Behaviors panel and then click Validate Form on the pop-up menu Click the Value Required check box and the address radio button and then click the OK button Save the form Press the F12 key to display the form in your browser

Click the address form object and then type your address Click the Weekly radio button and then click the Submit button Click the OK button in the Microsoft Internet Explorer dialog box to the data Close the browser and return to Dreamweaver If instructed to do so, upload your Web site to a remote server. Appendix C contains information on uploading to a remote server. A remote folder is required before you can upload to a remote server. Generally, the remote folder is defined by the Web server administrator or your instructor

Closing the Web Site and Quitting Dreamweaver
Click the Close button on the upper-right corner of the Dreamweaver title bar

Project Summary Discuss form processing
Describe the difference between client-side and server-side form processing Add a horizontal rule to a Web page Create a form Discuss form design

Project Summary Insert a table into a form Describe form objects
Describe and add text fields and text areas to a form Describe and add check boxes and radio buttons to a form Describe and add lists and menus to a form

Project Summary Describe and add form buttons to a form
Describe form accessibility options Apply behaviors to a form View and test a form

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