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- Introduction
- Understanding Forms
- Creating a Form
- Inserting Form Objects
- Modifying Text Fields and Text Areas
- Modifying Radio Buttons and Check Boxes
- Modifying Lists and Menus
- Modifying Buttons
- Inserting an Image Button
- Making Form Objects Dynamic
- Using Tables to Control Forms
- Validating Forms
- Creating and Editing a Jump Menu
- Viewing Example Code for Forms
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Modifying Text Fields and Text Areas
A text field consists of one line or multiple lines used to enter small distinct amounts of data or information, such as your name or address. You can also use a text field to create a password field that hides the text the user enters. A text area is a large text field commonly used to enter large amounts of data or information, such as comments. After you create a text field or text area, you can use the Properties panel to set or change options for the form objects.
Work with Text Field and Text Area Properties
Select a text input field or text area within a form document.
Open the Properties panel.
Select from the following text field or text area options:
- Char Width. Enter the maximum number of characters that can be displayed in the field.
- Max Chars. Enter the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the field for single-line text fields.
- Num Lines. Enter the height of the field for multiple-line text fields.
- Wrap. Determines how the user’s input will be displayed when the user enters more information than can be displayed within the defined text area.
- Off. Prevents text from wrapping to the next line.
- Virtual. Sets word wrap in the text area.
- Physical. Sets word wrap in the text area, as well as to the data when it is submitted for processing.
- Type. Designates the field as a single-line, multiple-line, or password field.
- Single-line. Selecting to cause the Char Width and Max Chars settings to map to a single line with defined boundaries.
- Password. Select to create a password field (information typed into the field appears as asterisks or dots).
- Multi-line. Select to create a multi-line field.
- Init Value. Enter an initial value that displays when the field first loads.
- Class. Click to apply CSS rules to the object directly or through a CSS Style sheet.
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