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414 ADOBE GOLIVE CS2
User Guide
To create a single-line text field or a password field in a form
Text and password fields let viewers enter a single line of text, or a required password. Text area fields let viewers enter
multiple lines of text. When a viewer clicks the Submit button, the form passes the text to the web server script.
1 Drag the Text Field icon or the Password icon from the Forms set in the objects toolbox to your form.
2
In the Name box of the Form Text Field Inspector, type a unique name to identify the text field or password field.
3 In the Value box, type default text that can be overwritten by viewers, or leave the box empty.
4
In the Visible box, type the number of characters that appear in the text field. By default, a greater number of
characters can still be entered into the box.
5 If you want to restrict the number of characters that can be typed into the text field, type the maximum number
in the Max box. If empty, this limit is determined by the viewer’s web browser.
6 To make the text field a password text field, select Is Password Field. If this option is selected, web browsers
typically display an asterisk (*) or other character rather than text for each character.
Note:
Password protection of web pages is an interactive feature that requires a web server. What you create in GoLive
is just the appearance for the password protection mechanism.
To create a multiple-line text field in a form
1 Drag the Text Area icon from the Forms set in the objects toolbox to your form.
2
In the Name box of the Form Text Area Inspector, type a unique name to identify the text area.
3 In the Rows box, type the number of rows that the text area displays.
4
In the Columns box, type the number of characters to define the width of the field.
5 From the Wrap menu, choose one of the following to specify how lines of text break:
Default Uses the web browser’s text area settings.
Off
Prevents text from wrapping, and the Columns limit is disabled.
Virtual
Wraps the text on-screen, but not when the data is processed.
Physical Wraps the text on-screen, and when it’s processed.
6
If you want text to appear in the field by default, such as instructions on what the viewer should type, type in the
Content box.
To set up a list box or a pop-up menu
The List Box icon inserts a scrolling list box with multiple options to choose from. The Popup icon inserts a pop-up
menu with multiple options to choose from.
1 Drag the List Box icon or the Popup icon from the Forms set in the objects toolbox to your form.
2
In the Name box in the Inspector, type a unique name to identify the field.
3 In the Rows box, type in the number of rows you want to display by default. For a pop-up menu, this is the number
of rows viewers see when they open the menu.
4 Do any of the following:
•
To allow viewers to select more than one option, select Multiple Selection.
• To select the option that appears in the field by default, select the desired option in the Label/Value list box, and
then select the box at the bottom of the Inspector.