Forms provide a means by which one can prompt the web surfer for information, and allow the surfer to enter the information into the web page. A program is required to process the information after the user enters it.

There are many different tags that facilitate the creation of Forms. For instance, you can create a simply text entry field to ask a web surfer for a name, or address, or any other piece of information that you can come up with.

You can provide choices where only one choice is valid. These are called radio buttons. A group of options are presented, and the web surfer clicks on one of the options. 

Text Area fields provide multiple lines of text entry. This is often used in feedback forms to allow the Web Surfer to provide comments to the Web Program.

Combo Boxes present a list of valid values that can be chosen by the Web Surfer from a pull-down list.

Checkboxes are similar to

These tags are defined in greater detail on the following pages:!

Beginning/Ending Form Tags
Text Entry Fields
Text Area Fields
Checkboxes
Radio Buttons
Combo Boxes
Submit and Reset Buttons
Example Forms