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Forms Frames and Tables
- What are forms?
- How do I put forms on my page?
- What are HTML tables?
- What is the HTML for placing tables on your page?
- What are the different table attributes?
- What are frames?
- What is the HTML for putting frames on your page?
- What are the different frame attributes?
Forms provide a way to get input from people who visit your page. Guestbooks are an example of an HTML form.
Q: How do I put forms on my page?
Tripod provides a forms handler for members to use that will e-mail the results of a fill-in form to the owner of a page. For a tutorial on how to use that feature, please see the Create a Form page.
Tripod does not support member-generated CGI. Therefore, you cannot create your own form, and must use the Tripod's Create a Form. Tables
HTML tables are an advanced way to lay out information in your page. They give you more exact control over placement of text and images.
Q: What is the HTML for placing tables on your page?
<table></table> Creates a table
<tr></tr> Sets off each row in a table
<td></td> Sets off each cell in a row
<th></th> Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)
Q: What are the different table attributes?
<table border=#> Sets width of border around table cells
<table cellspacing=#> Sets amount of space between table cells
<table cellpadding=#> Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents
<table width=# or %> Sets width of table - in pixels or as a percentage of document width
<tr align=?> or <td align=?> Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)
<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?> Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)
<td colspan=#> Sets number of columns a cell should span (default=1)
<td rowspan=#> Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
<td nowrap> Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit
Frames are a way to split the screen into two or more 'sub-screens' so that you can display more than one HTML file at the same time. Frames can be stacked on top of each other, or they can be side by side. Each frame can be scrolled independently of the others.
Q: What is the HTML for putting frames on your page?
<frameset> Precedes the
tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets<frameset rows="value,value"> Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width
<frameset cols="value,value"> Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width <frame> Defines a single frame - or region - within a frameset
<noframes></noframes> Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames
Q: What are the different frame attributes?
<frame src="URL"> Specifies which HTML document should be displayed
<frame name="name"> Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames
<frame marginwidth=#> Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1
<frame marginheight=#> Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1
<frame scrolling=VALUE> Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto." The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.
<frame noresize> Prevents the user from resizing a frame