Advanced Form Elements And Properties - Adobe GOLIVE CS2 User Manual

Note: Some form element types don't support access keys. Form elements that support these keys have the Key option in
their Inspector.
1 Select the form element.
In the Key box of the Inspector, type any alphanumeric character.
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Provide the user with instructions next to the element in the document window—for example, drag a Label next
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to the element or enter text that gives the key combination.
Repeat steps 1-3 for the next form element. Do not assign the same key to two form elements.
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Test the result in a browser that supports navigation using access keys, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or
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later.

Advanced form elements and properties

Special form elements
A number of special HTML elements in the Forms set of the objects toolbox let you add images to your form buttons,
insert hidden data, include cryptographic keys, and insert a file selection dialog box.
Form Input Image icon
a button. Inserting graphics can help viewers navigate through your pages.
Inserts an HTML tag that does not appear in a web browser. However, the form submits the HTML
Hidden icon
tag values with the rest of the form data.
Lets viewers address an encryption algorithm for safeguarding transactions with your
Key Generator icon
website.
File Browser icon Inserts a file selection dialog box.
To insert an input image placeholder
1 Drag the Form Input Image icon from the Forms set in the objects toolbox to your form.
Link the image placeholder with a graphic by using the pick whip or the Browse button in the Form Input Image
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Inspector.
3 In the Form Input Image Inspector, choose an option from the Name/ID menu (choose Name & ID for maximum
browser compatibility), and then type a unique form input image name in the Name/ID box.
Note: Naming the image is especially important when you are using several graphical Submit buttons within the same
form. This name is appended to the x and y coordinates that the CGI script uses to indicate that viewers clicked that
specific input image, and to trigger a button-specific action.
4 Select the More tab and set up the input image as desired.
Note: If you plan to use the image as a clickable button, make sure to select Is Form.
See also
"About links" on page 167
"Providing form navigation" on page 415
Lets you add an image to a button created with the Button icon or use just the image for
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