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Choose Parent to specify the target as the frame or window that is a parent to the form.
If there is no parent window, the form data will display in the same window as the form
(as though None or Self was specified in the Target field).
Choose Top to specify the target as the first window that does not contain frames
usually the page that introduces the form.
Choose Error Page to specify that a different HTML page should display, and then enter
the URL of that page. You can also click Select/Browse to locate the target page manually,
but note that this creates an absolute link; to create a relative link, manually enter the
relative path to the target file.
Choose Dialog Message to specify that an alert should display in a dialog box, and then
enter an alert message in the text box. To include the name of the first empty required
field in the alert, use <missing field>. When the alert displays, this tag will be replaced
with the names of the empty required fields.
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Click OK.
You can also create a form by drawing a form control in a blank area of a Web layout.
Form boxes cannot overlap other form boxes.
Form controls must be contained entirely within a form box.
Adding a text, password, or hidden field control
A text control lets users enter plain text. A password control lets users enter plain text, but
displays that text only as a series of asterisks (or other special characters). A hidden field
control submits a value when the form is submitted, but does not display that value to the
user. To add a text, password, or hidden field control to a form:
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Use the Text Field tool to draw a text control inside the form box. Note that while
hidden fields can overlap each other within a form box, visible form controls cannot.
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Choose Item > Modify and then click the Form tab.
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Enter a name for the text control in the Name field.
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Choose an option from the Type drop-down menu to specify the type of field:
Choose Text-Single Line for a control that can contain only one line of text.
Choose Text-Multi Line for a control that can contain multiple lines of text.
Choose Password for a control where all characters are displayed as asterisks or bullets.
Choose Hidden Field for a control that will be submitted with the form, but will not
display in the end user's Web browser. You can use a hidden field to send data that the
end user cannot see. Hidden fields are commonly used to store session ID information,
variables, validation codes, and so forth. If you choose Hidden Field, the Max Chars,
Wrap Text, Read Only, and Required options will not be available.
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