CMPT 118

Web Page Design and Management

Instructor: Dr. Karl S. Wittman

Session 5

Understanding How Forms Work: Chapter 4

Reading

Shelly: Chapter 4
Williams: Chapter 6

Online Resources

Articles about how to use HTML to create forms:

• A good basic tutorial about forms. (from webmonkey.com)
• Another good tutorial that covers forms. (from webreference.com)

How to use Dreamweaver to create forms:

• Creating Interactive forms (from the Macromedia web site)
• A Dreamweaver forms tutorial (from iboots.com)

Other online articles about interactive forms:

• Forms section of about.com
• An introduction (a bit technical) to the Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• The CGI-Resources Center (hundreds of free and low cost interactive applications - this is an advanced topic)
• Matt's Script Archive (another excellent source of free interactive applications)

Tables and Site Layout

Using Tables for Web Site Layout. A good overview.

Tutorial on Tables. We're talking code here.

Layout View Tutorial. Using Dreamweaver's layout view.

Homework

The Final Project Proposal

This week's homework assignment consists of identifying the subject for your final project and preparing a brief project proposal according to the Project Guidelines.

Please read the Project Guidelines very carefully before you undertake this assignment.

Bring your Project Proposal to Session 6.

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