Things You'll Need:
- Text Editor, such as Notepad
- HTML book, such as "The HTML 4.0 Sourcebook" by Ian Graham
-
Step 1
Define the form using the "form" and "input" tags on the text editor of your choice. The "input" tag is the most frequently used tag inside forms. Its "type" attribute allows the specification of the type of control:
< form >
< input >
< /input >
< /form > -
Step 2
Create a text input, which allows users to type in letters and numbers. This example creates a username/password pair:
< form >
Username:
< input type="text" name="username" >
Password:
< input type="text" name="password" >
< /form > -
Step 3
Make radio buttons. Radio buttons are controls that let a user select one out of a few choices:
< form >
< input type="radio" name="status" value="single" > Single
< br >
< input type="radio" name="sex" value="married" > Married
< /form > -
Step 4
Add some checkboxes. Unlike radio buttons, checkboxes allow more than one option out of a limited number of choices:
< form >
Red:
< input type="checkbox" name="color" value="Red" />
< br />
Green:
< input type="checkbox" name="color" value="Green" />
< br />
Blue:
< input type="checkbox" name="color" value="Blue" />
< /form > -
Step 5
Use the form's "action" attribute and create a "Submit" button. Clicking a "Submit" button sends the data residing in the controls described in Steps 2 to 4 to a server that will process the form. The place where the data is sent to is specified in the "action" attribute:
< form name="input" action="destination_file.asp"
method="get" >
Sender:
< input type="text" name="user" >
< input type="submit" value="Submit" >
< /form >
