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XHTML Forms

●Describe common uses of forms on Web pages

●Create forms on Web pages using the <form>,

<input />, <textarea>, and <select>

elements

●Create forms that provide additional accessibility

features using the accesskeyand tabindex

attributes

●Associate form controls and groups using

<label>, <fieldset>, and <legend>

●Create custom image buttons and use the

<button>element

●Use CSS to style a form

●Describe the features and common uses of

server-side processing

●Invoke server-side processing to handle form

data

●Find free server-side processing resources on

the Web

Forms are used for many purposes all over the Web.

They are used by search engines to accept keywords and by online stores to

process e-commerce shopping carts. Web sites use forms to help with a variety

of functions—accepting visitor feedback, encouraging visitors to send a news

story to a friend or colleague, collecting e-mail addresses for a newsletter, and

accepting order information. This chapter introduces a very powerful tool for

Web developers—forms that accept information from Web page visitors.

Chapter Objectives In this chapter, you will learn how to ...

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