Use either the Insert > Form command or the Forms panel of the Objects palette to create a form.
To create a form
1 | Do one of the following: |
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Place the cursor where you want the form to appear and choose Insert > Form. |
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Place the cursor where you want the form to appear and click the Form button on the Forms panel of the Objects palette. |
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Drag the Form button to the desired location on the page. |
If there is no visible result, check that View > Invisible Elements is on. | |
2 | Select the form and set form properties in the Property inspector. Choose from the following options: |
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Form name assigns a name to the form. Naming a form makes it possible to control it with a scripting language, such as JavaScript or VBScript. |
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Action identifies the server-side application that processes the form information, specified as a URL. Enter the path for the application or click the folder icon to locate the file. |
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Method defines how the form data is handled. |
3 | In the Property inspector, choose one of the following methods to define how the form data is handled: |
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Get appends form values to the URL and sends the server a GET request. Because URLs are limited to 8192 characters, don't use the GET method with long forms. |
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Post sends the form values in the body of a message and sends the server a POST request. |
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Default uses the browser default method (generally GET). |
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