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Form Field Element Types

Field Element Type

Description

Drop-Down Box

Select an element from a list of several choices

Form

Create a form to place form field elements

Group Box

A titles border that surrounds a group of related elements

Input (Button)

A button that executes an action using JavaScript

Input (Check Box)

Select between two values, such as yes/no or true/false

Input (File)

Browse and upload a file provided by the user

Input (Image)

A picture as a button
Input (Radio)

Select one value from a list of values

Input (Submit)

A button that submits form field data

Input (Text)

Enter short, one line text, such as a name

Label

A text label that associates with a form control

Text Area

Enter multiple lines of text, such as a comment

 

Group Box

 

A Group box allows you to group related form elements into a separate area on the form.  The Group box is useful for check boxes and option buttons. It is a separate container on the form so you can easily move it along with its contents.RIght click the box and then click Properties. Type the Label you want to appear at the top of the Group box.

 

Radio Buttons

 

Also, known as Option buttons, they are used when asking a user a question with more than one possible answer. Only one optoin button in a group an be selected at a time. EW groups these buttons within a form with the same name. Thypically assigning the same name to fields creaes errors, but not with option buttons. You need to assign buttons in the same group with the same name to function properly.

 

Type a label next to the radio button (Red, for example, if a color is to be selected). Double click on the button and enter an appropriate value (Red, for colors to be selected, for example)

 

Check Boxes

 

These boxes are provided to allow users multiple hcoices from a list or series of options. CHeck boxes which you can either confirm by checking the box or decline by leaving the box blank. Enter a label and a value as desribed above for Radio Buttons