Web.design1.0
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Contact.Form
Go to Insert > Form > and choose Form or click the little arrow in the tool bar and choose form as seen in the pic below. Next point your cursor inside the Form field box in the html page and go to Insert > Table and enter 3 rows and 3 columns. You can merge if you have to many rows or columns. Click Ok.
Next enter the data that you would like to be in your form for example Name, Email, Subject, Comments and a submit button. You can see my form as reference here
Once you do that your ready to set the properties for the form in the properties panel at the bottom of the page. Select the form box (red outline box) and that will open the properties for it. For the action line enter the path to your CGI script on your hosting server. It will be something like /cgi/gdform.cgi If you have windows hosting then most likely your script will be written in asp and would be something like gdform.asp. For method select Post. Enctype is for uploading documents for example if you want users to upload there resume you would choose encytpe multipart/form-data. Next you want to specify an email address to recieve the form data. Select the hidden field box in the form tool bar, it's next to the text field box and in the value box enter the email address that you want to recieve the messages at. In the hidden field name box enter recipient.
Your done. Upload your form and test it. If it doesn't work make sure you have the correct CGI script in the action field. If you don't know what it is ask your hosting company they will have this info.
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