contact.htm:
The contact.htm page is a basic form page,
perhaps outlined with some nice graphics or graphical
layouts. But in function, it’s a form page. Designed to
collect information from your visitors, and send that
information to an email address specified by you.
You can modify the form elements on the contact page to
collect different types of information, or using different
methods to collect it such as an ‘Drop down selection list’
instead of a text box.
BONUS: contact_PHP.htm page included (for
FrontPage webs no using a FrontPage enabled web server -
Frontpage extensions / Sharepoint Services).
Dreamweaver (package_C) templates use the
PHP form page by default and will not
include the additional contact_PHP.htm page.
The 'contact_PHP.htm' page is a form page
identical to the 'contact.htm' page with the exception of
using form elements designed to work on NON FrontPage web
servers. You will need PHP 4 (+) installed on your server.
Please refer to the video documentation for instrucations on
how to use the PHP form page for
For our basic users, you should be able to change the email
address the form page send the results to, and add or remove
form field boxes. All of this will be covered in the video.
This only scratches the surface of what can be done with a
form page, so anything not covered in the video I leave to
the capable hands of the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
There are MANY things you can do with a form page, and most
of them in my opinion require advanced working knowledge of
FrontPage forms. We all need to start somewhere, so I
suggest the following resources to learn more of what you
can do with a form page:
Microsoft Knowledge Base: click here
Amazon.com FrontPage reference manuals: click here
Lynda.com online video instruction: click here
The last, yet most convenient resource is built right into
FrontPage / Expression Web Designer. Located at the top
right of the program interface, you’ll find a grayed out
text box:
Type a question for help
All you need to do, is place your cursor inside this box,
type in a question and the Software will search for an
answer in the built in help center, or locate the
information on the Microsoft Knowledge Base online. Either
way, you’ll find this tool an invaluable resource. I still
use it on a daily basis when I’m looking for a technically
sound answer to a not so often asked question.
The only instructions we’ve provided for the contact.htm
page are in video format. There is simply too much
information to cover in the scope of this document.
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