Forms

Form controls

Different kinds of buttons

Adding text -Text input such as email address or names, Passord input and text area such as messages and comments.
Making Choices -Radio buttons when someone is trying to select an option from a list of options, check boxes is when someone is selecting from multiple options and can check multiple options, drop down boxes when a user picks from a drop down menu or list.
Submitting froms -Submit buttons Image buttons and file upload.
Uploading files -These buttons allow you to upload a file to a site.

Form Structure

< from> The controls for a form live inside the < form> element. Inside should also have the action and method. The action attribute will allow you to go to a different page and the method uses "get" or "post"
Get -Get allows you to retrive information.
Post -Post allows you to submit information.

Text Input

< input> -This is used to create different kinds of controls.
Use name to let the user know what attribute is being called for.
'type="text"' allows you to use a single line of text to input into the box.
'type="text"' allows you to use a single line of text to input a password. This will also allow for the text to be blocked out as to protect the password.
< textarea> -This allows for a user to put in multiple lines of text such as for a review.
'type="radio"' This allows a user to make a selection out of a few different selections but only one can be selected.
'type="checkbox"' Is similar to that of radio except multiple boxes can be checked.
< option> - This allows you to create a drop down box. You would use that option with a value in < select>
Multiple can be used just like the drop box option but this allows the user to select more than one answer.
'type="typefile"' allows the user to be able to upload a file on the site.
'type="submit"' allows a user to send a form.
'type="image"' This gives a button a certain look. You have to give it values to make it the way you want it to look.
'type="hidden"' create a hidden button that can be seen in the view source option on the site.
< label> Each form control should have its own element. This labels the selectors
< fielset> This element allows you to group a larger group of controls together.
< legend> - This gives the fields purpose.