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Graphic Tools

Notes Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. The web page contains special boxes called fields that collect data from the user.
2. The <form> tag tells the browser where the form starts and ends.

3. The <form> tag has only one property called action.
4. If we use the get method, it appends the data to the URL making it unsafe to carry sensitive
information.

13.2 Inserting Forms

To create a form follow the steps given below:
1. Change your Insert Panel from Common to Forms by clicking the Forms tab

Figure 13.2: Form Tab

Source: http://www.sph.umich.edu/computing/web/pdf/DreamweaverForms.pdf
The Insert Panel with Forms is selected and Dreamweaver inserts a red, dashed outline
across the Document window to indicate that the form has been created. Your Properties
Panel will also display the properties for your form.
2. Roll your mouse over any icon in the Insert Panel and the object that each icon is associated
with will be displayed.
3. Set the action property of the form which tells the web browser what to do with the
information that the user types in to the form. Leave the value of the Method property as
“POST”.

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