Insert a check box that you can select or clear next to an independent option. Also, insert a check box next to each item in a group of choices that are not mutually exclusive— that is, you can select more than one check box at a time. To place text beside a check box, type it on the form; this option button doesn't have a caption property for this purpose.

Properties

Checked   Determines whether the check box is selected by default.

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

Value   The text sent to a Web server if the box is selected. Check boxes that aren't selected are ignored by the Web server when a form is submitted.

Insert an option button next to each item in a group of two or more choices that are mutually exclusive— that is, you can select only one option button at a time. To place text beside this option button, type it on the form; this option button doesn't have a caption property for this purpose.

Properties

Checked   Determines whether the option button is selected by default.

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server. Use the same name for other option buttons in the same group. Multiple groups are permitted on the same form.

Value   The text sent to a Web server if the option button is selected.

Insert a box that displays available choices in a drop-down list. Enter the items you want to appear in the list in the DisplayValues property.

Properties

DisplayValues   The items to display in the list. Enter all the items for the list, and separate them with a semicolon; do not type spaces between the items. For example:

Item1;Item2;Item3

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

MultiSelect   Defaults to False. Determines whether the user can select more than one item. If you change the MultiSelect property setting to True, the control becomes a list box. If you change the MultiSelect property settings, the settings for the Selected property are cleared.

Selected   Determines whether the first item appears in the box and whether the first item is selected by default.

Size   The size of the font. Defaults to 1.

Values    The text sent to a Web server for each item in the list. The names of the values can differ from the display values, but the number of values must be equal to or greater than the number of display values. Values are also separated with a semicolon; do not type spaces between the values. For example:

Value1;Value2;Value3

Insert a box that displays available choices in a list format. If the list exceeds the box size, the user can scroll through the list to view additional choices.

Properties

DisplayValues   The items to display in the list. Enter all the items for the list, and separate them with a semicolon; do not type spaces between the items. For example:

Item1;Item2;Item3

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

MultiSelect   Determines whether the user can select more than one item. Defaults to False. If you change the MultiSelect property settings, the settings for the Selected property are cleared.

Selected   Determines whether the first item appears selected by default.

Size   The depth of the list as measured by the number of items that appear. Defaults to 3. If the MultiSelect property is set to True, defaults to 1.

Values   The text sent to a Web server for each item in the list. The names of the values can differ from the display values, but the number of values must be equal to or greater than the number of display values. Values are also separated with a semicolon; do not type spaces between the values. For example:

Value1;Value2;Value3

Insert a control in which the user can enter one line of text.

Properties

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

MaxLength   The number of characters the user can enter. Defaults to 0, which doesn't restrict the length.

Value   The default text to display in the text box (optional).

Insert a control in which the user can enter multiple lines of text.

Properties

Columns   The width of the text area in number of columns.

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

Rows   The height of the text area in number of rows.

Value   The default text to display in the text area (optional).

WordWrap   Virtual, Physical, or Off. Text will wrap in the box if WordWrap is set to Virtual or Physical; if set to Off, text will not wrap as a line fills up with text. Not all Web browsers support WordWrap.

Submit the data that the user fills into other form controls. Every form must have one submit button or one submit with image button.

Properties

Action   Enter the location of the file that opens when the user clicks the submit button. The action attribute becomes the URL of the <FORM> tag. Mailto operations are supported in this field; enter the Internet mail address after "mailto:".

Caption   The text that appears on the button.

Encoding   Stores the MIME type used to encode the submitted form. This field defaults to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

Method   The method to be used for submitting the form: POST or GET.

Display a graphic the user clicks to submit data. Every form must have a submit button or submit with image button. When you insert this control, the Picture dialog box appears; select the image you want. When you copy the Web page to a Web server, you must also copy the button image.

Properties

Action   Enter the location of the file that opens when the user clicks the submit button. The action attribute becomes the URL of the <FORM> tag. Mailto operations are supported in this field; enter the Internet mail address after "mailto:".

Encoding   Stores the MIME type used to encode the submitted form. This field defaults to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

Method   The method to be used for submitting the form: POST or GET.

Source   The name of the image source file.

Reset the form controls to their default settings, and remove data the user has entered into the form.

Properties

Caption   The text that appears on the button.

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

Insert a hidden control that's used to pass information to a Web server— such as information about the user's operating environment— when the user submits the form. When you are not in forms Design, this control is visible when hidden text is showing in your document.

Properties

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

Value   The default text that is sent to a Web server. The Hidden control always returns its value.

Insert a text box that displays an asterisk (*) to mask each character that the user types.

Properties

HTMLName   The internal name you assign to the control. The name is used to identify the field name when the information is sent to a Web server.

MaxLength   The number of characters the user can enter. Defaults to 0, which doesn't restrict the length.

Value   The default text, displayed as asterisks (*), for this field (optional).