Dreamweaver Forms
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Written by
Rachna |
Tips on customizing input boxes, list menus, submit buttons. Also
learn how to validate forms using Dreamweaver behaviors.
In this tutorial you learn how to:
Try the form on the right to see how the validation
works. The form objects have been customized with a background color
and font.
Tip: The tip to customizing
form objects is using CSS styles!
Note: Customizing
form objects using CSS styles works only in Internet Explorer and
not in Netscape.
Customize the background color, input font
and color for text boxes
- The first step is to create a style with the background color
and font that you'd like for the text box. Open the Style window
by clicking on Window > CSS Styles. Create a new style
by clicking on the '+' icon found at the bottom. Give a name to
the style like 'textboxstyle' and click on OK. In the 'Type' category
select the font type, size, color and weight. In the 'Background'
category select the background color that you'd like for the text
box. Click on OK when you've finished.
- The next step is to insert a text box by clicking on Insert
> Form Objects > Text Field.
- The final step is to apply the style to the text box. Select
the text box and from the CSS Styles window select the style 'textboxstyle'.
Once the style is applied to the text box click on File >Preview
in Browser to preview the text box in Internet Explorer.
Please Note: You will not be able
to view the style in the text box in Dreamweaver. You can only
preview it in Internet Explorer.
Customize the background color and
font for drop down Lists
This is the same as discussed above. Create a style
just like we did for the text box and apply the style to the drop
down list box.
Validate Forms
- The first step is to insert a form by clicking on Insert
> Form
- The next step is to insert 3 text boxes for name, email and
phone. Choose Insert > Form Objects > Text Field
to insert 3 text boxes. Name the first text box 'Name', the second
'Email' and the third 'Phone' in the Properties inspector.
- Insert a submit button by clicking on Insert > Form Objects
> Button
- Open the behaviors window by choosing Window > Behaviors.
Select the form tag and click on the '+' icon in the behaviors
window. Choose Validate Form
- In the pop-up window that appears choose the text field you
want to validate and select the required validation.
- Select Required for Name
- Select Email for Email Address
- Select Number for Phone
- Click on OK.
- Check the validation clicking on File > Preview in Browser
Create a custom submit button
- The first step is to create a style with the background color
and font that you'd like for the submit button. Open the Style
window by clicking on Window > CSS Styles. Create a
new style by clicking on the '+' icon found at the bottom. Give
a name to the style like 'buttonstyle' and click on OK. In the
'Type' category select the font type, size, color and weight.
In the 'Background' category select the background color that
you'd like for the text box. Click on OK when you've finished.
- The next step is to insert a text box by clicking on Insert
> Form Objects > Text Field.
- The final step is to apply the style to the text box. Select
the text box and from the CSS Styles window select the style 'buttonstyle'.
Once the style is applied to the text box click on File >Preview
in Browser to preview the text box in Internet Explorer.
Please Note: You will not be able
to view the style in the text box in Dreamweaver. You can only
preview it in Internet Explorer.
Learn more cool
tricks with Dreamweaver Behaviors!
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