Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
Forms: Formatting the Results Page
The default form results page can be formatted to complement your website. Formatting applies only to the colors and background image, the actual layout of the page and elements cannot be adjusted. In order to control the colors of your results page, you will need to insert hidden optional form fields to control each element. On this page you will be shown first the elements you can control with hidden form fields, then how to insert them. If you are using a redirect page, you do not need to set these options.
NOTE: When setting the colors, you will need to specify the color name or code. For additional information, refer to Colors and Backgrounds.
Fields for Formatting the Results Page
The following illustrates the field names and values that can be used to format your results page.
background
This field allows you to specify a background image that will appear as the background of the form results page.
bgcolor
This field allows you to specify a background color for the form results page.
text_color
This field allows you to specify a text color for the form results page.
link_color
This field changes the color of the links on the form results page.
vlink_color
This field changes the color of the visited links on the form results page.
alink_color
This field changes the color of the active links on the form results page.
Inserting the Optional Hidden Form Fields
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Open the file that contains your form or create your form
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Place your insertion point within the form boundary where you would like to insert the hidden form field
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From the Insert menu, select Form » Hidden Field
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From the Insert bar, in the Forms tab, click HIDDEN FIELD
The hidden field icon appears. -
To select the hidden field, click it
The Hidden Field Properties pane appears.
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In the HiddenField text box, type the name of the hidden field
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In the Value text box, type the value of the hidden field
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Repeat steps 2-6 until you have entered all the needed hidden form fields
