Microsoft FrontPage 2003
Forms: Courtesy Reply Messages
When users complete a form, you can send automatically-generated email responses to them. This courtesy helps assure users that the information they submitted is properly received.
NOTE: For this feature to work, users must include their complete email addresses in the email field within the form.
Inserting the Optional Hidden Form Fields
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Open the file containing your form or create your form
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Right click the form » select Form Properties...
The Form Properties dialog box appears. -
Click ADVANCED...
The Advanced Form Properties dialog box appears. -
Click ADD...
The Name/Value Pair dialog box appears. -
In the Name and Value text boxes, type the name and value of the appropriate optional hidden form field
Field Name Value courtesy_reply To turn on the courtesy reply message feature
EXAMPLE: yescourtesy_reply_texta The first line of your courtesy reply text
EXAMPLE: Thank you for taking the time...courtesy_reply_textb The second line of your courtesy reply text
EXAMPLE: Call us if you need anything...courtesy_who_we_are How you would like to be identified
EXAMPLE: LTS Web Dev
OPTIONAL: A second line can be displayed by having another field with the name: courtesy_who_we_are2.courtesy_our_url The URL inserted in the footer of the automated email reply
EXAMPLE: http://www.uwec.edu/yourdir/courtesy_our_email If you want to put your email (mailto) address in the footer of the reply, enter that value here
EXAMPLE: web@uwec.edu -
Click OK
You are returned to the Advanced Form Properties dialog box. -
Repeat steps 4-6 until you have entered all the necessary hidden form fields
When finished, the Advanced Form Properties dialog box displays all optional hidden form fields you have entered. -
Click OK
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Click OK
