Text Box
A text box is used to hold a single line of text. They can be used for registration forms or any type of form where short responses are needed.
A text box is place inside the form area of the HTML document. The format used is:
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="title" SIZE="n" MAXLENGTH="n">
where the "title" is a word that identifies the contents of the text box. SIZE="n" is optional, and specifies the width of the text box, with "n" being the width of the box in characters. MAXLENGTH="n" is also optional, and specifies the maximum number of characters that can be typed in the box.
An example using text boxes is:
Name: <input type="text" name="username" size="30"><br>
Address: <input type="text" name="address" size="30"><br>
City: <input type="text" name="city" size="15"><br>
State: <input type="text" name="state" size="5" maxlength="2"><br>
Zip: <input type="text" name="zip" size="5">
In a browser, it looks like:
Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Using tables to line the columns up would give us a neater looking form. Now you try:
Okay, now let's try some checkboxes.
