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Forms - Visible Optional Form Fields
The optional visible form fields are reserved names
for information that the user completed. The two optional visible form
fields are realname and email.
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email
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This field creates a text field allowing a user to enter
his/her email address. When form developers use this field in a form, the
email message they receive containing the form results will be from the
user, indicating who submitted the form information and allowing the form
developer to reply to the message. In addition, the user's email address
will also appear at the beginning of the actual email message (e.g.,
submitted by studentcr@uwec.edu).
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realname
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This field creates a text field allowing a user to enter
his/her name. When form developers use this field, the user's name will
appear at the beginning of the email message containing the form results
(e.g., submitted by Chris Student); however, form developers will not be
able to reply to the user unless they also use the email field.
HINT:
If form developers use both the email and realname fields, they will be able
to reply to the email message, and the user's name and email address will
appear at the beginning of the email message, as pictured in
Overview of the UWEC Email Message Script.
 Inserting
the Optional Visible Form Fields
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Place your cursor within the form boundary where you would
like to insert the form field
For information on inserting a form boundary, refer to
Creating Forms.
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From the Insert menu, select Form
Objects » Text Field
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From the Forms tab on the Insert bar, click TEXT
FIELD
A text field will appear.
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Type any desired text before or after the text field
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To select the text field, click it once
The Text Field Properties pane appears.
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In the TextField text box, type the name for your
text field
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In the Init Val text box, type an initial value
for the text field
HINT:
The initial value is the text that will appear by default in the text
field. This should reflect the type of response you would like from the
user (e.g., a text box prompting users to enter their email address may
have the initial text "email address" displayed)
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Field Name |
Initial Value
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email |
email address |
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realname |
name |
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In the Char Width text box, type a width for the
text field
The character width does not limit how many characters a user can enter,
but how many characters wide the text field will appear.
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In the Max Chars text box, type the maximum number
of characters you will allow users to enter
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