FormsMster Wizard: Automatic HTML code for free forms to email processing.

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FORMSMASTER WIZARD

INSTRUCTIONS

This Wizard Program will write the HTML necessary to process a form using the FormsMaster, FM20 Free Service. If you are the intuitive type who want to try a service before reading the instruction, scroll down to Section 1 now.
This wizard is divided into four sections.
Section 1 is a a series of questions about how you want your form to look and data for the email message.
Section 2 shows how your form will look. (The "Submit" button will be for demonstration only and will not work until the code is installed on your server.)
Section 3 is the wizard built actual HTML code to make the Web page seen in Section 2.
Section 4 is how the processed email message will look.

To use the Wizard
Simply complete the questions in Section 1 and press the "Make Form" button at the end of Section 1.
You may build the form in steps answering only a few questions at a time.

The email address of the web site visitor is a required first field and is already on the form in Section 2 and included with the code in Section 3. You do not need to add another field in Section 1 to collect this data. Do not change the coding for this in Section 3 or the form will not be processed correctly after installation on your server.
Each time you press the "Make Form" button, you will see the questions reappear again in Section 1 with the answers you have already supplied filled in the input spaces. This makes editing easy.
Check how your form now looks in Section 2. If you want to add, edit, or delete anything from the form, simply make the changes in Section 1 and re-press the "Make Form" button.

To delete a field, delete all spaces in the field with your backspace or delete key. Be sure your cursor rests on the left side of the field and that the right arrow key will not roll across any embedded blank spaces.
Check also how the email message will look in Section 4.

Note: this is shown with a tinted background on the page. Most email readers default to a gray background. Also, spacing across a line is different with different mail readers.
When you are satisfied with the Form and the email message, highlight and copy the code in Section 3 to a new HTML file using notepad.exe of some other text editor.

You may then make final editing changes to the form for such things as changing the background color, adding Hard Rules , etc. Just be sure to leave the base HTML code for the form as it wis.

Access Code

You may build your form using the default access code provided in the input box (name="access1") or you may register the form with ConWeb.com now. You must register the exact URL of the form, not just the domain name or home page. If you do not register now, you will need to register and change the hidden field in your code before using the form on your server. There is no charge to register for the FM20 service.

Form Fields Available

Heading: A heading for your form that will centered in bold letters on the top of your form.

There are twenty fields available for processing by the FM20 free service.

Fields 2-4, 6-9, 11-19: Regular Data Collection Fields to accept data from the web site registrant such as name, address, phone, etc.

Fields 5 and 10: Select fields that allow you to have up to five selections for each field. Field 5 allows a single choice. This field is entered into the EmailNow data base for making directed emailings to your Registrants. Field 10 allows single or multiple choice.

Additional selections may be added to the multiple choice fields when you do your final edit outside this wizard program. Designed right, select fields can serve the same function as both radio boxes and check boxes.

Fields are processed sequentially from 1 to 20 and are displayed on the form and in the email message in that order. When designing your form you may skip fields by leaving the questions blank for that field. They will not be shown on the form. For example, if you want a selection field as the fourth field on your form, then enter the descriptions you want for fields 2 and 3 (remember field 1 is the user's email address), omit field 4 and complete the information for field 5.

Hidden Fields

You must also complete the hidden fields. These are needed to process the email message and for verification. The email fields to not show on the form but will show in the email display in Section 4.

Instructions are surpressed after the first time on this page. Click the circle
to continue showing instructions or to show them again after clicking "Make Form".
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Section 1 - Questionnaire

Please no HTML commands in answers to the Form Field questions. Additional HTML may be added during your final edit after copying the HTML prepared in Section 3.

The "Make Form" button is at the end of the Questionnaire Section.

FORM FIELDS

What heading would you like centered on your form?
Maximum size 120 characters

Field 1: Registrant's email address. Pre-coded.

Field 2: Description of the data field? Examples: "Please enter Your Name." or "Address"
How many characters do you want in this field? Max of 38 characters to keep the description and the box on the same line. Smaller sizes for fields like telephone numbers, states, or zip codes are less confusing to the registrant.

Field 3: Description? Characters:

Field 4: Description? Characters:

Field 5: Description of Select Box? For example, select your most favorite food. This field allows only a single choice from the list of options as it becomes part of your FM30 database. For multiple choices from the list of options use Field 10. Max 50 characters.

Enter the descriptions you want for each selection? For example: Apples, Oranges, Burgers, French Fries, All. Up to five options may be entered here. Max of 40 characters each. You may add more options during your final edit. Remember, this field will be sent to the EMailNow data base with each registration. We suggest, although not required, that you make each selection below only one or two words. It will be easier for you to work with the EmailNow program with only one or two words. For example. you may want to send one specific email message only to Registrant's selecting "Burgers" or "French Fries" in the above list. The EmailNow program will however work with more than two words, if necessary.

Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Selection 5

Field 6: Description? Characters:

Field 7: Description? Characters:

Field 8: Description? Characters:

Field 9: Description? Characters:

Field 10: Description of Select Box?For example, select your most favorite food (or foods, if multiple choices are allowed). Max 50 characters.

Are multiple choices allowed? Yes No

Enter the descriptions you want for each selection?

Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Selection 5

Field 11: Description? Characters:

Field 12: Description? Characters:

Field 13: Description? Characters:

Field 14: Description? Characters:

Field 15: Description? Characters:

Field 16: Description? Characters:

Field 17: Description? Characters:

Field 18: Description? Characters:

Field 19: Description? Characters:

Field 20: Description for Text Box? Example: "Please enter any other comments or questions."

HIDDEN FIELDS

What is the email address of the client or web site owner where the data from the processed form date should be sent? (Generally your email address.)
Maximum size 60 characters.

What Subject Line would you like the email to contain?
Maximum size 40 characters. For Example: Registation from XYZ Web Site.

What introductory line would you like in the email message?
Example: "Thanks for registering with us." Remember, the registrant receives a copy of the email message with the registration data. This allows him or her to send back any corrections if necessary. Max of 60 characters

Enter the complete URL of the web page that the registrant should be sent to after the form is completed.

Section 2 - How Your Form Page will Look

Email regarding the web site should be sent to: youremailaddress.

Section3 - HTML to make the Form Page in Section 2

Highlight and copy to a new .htm file.

Your Email Address: <INPUT NAME="var1" size=50 maxlength=50>
<INPUT NAME="name1" Type="Hidden" Value="Your Email Address: "> <p>

<center>
<P>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Clear"> &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
<A HREF="http://www.conweb.com/formsmas/index.shtml"> <IMG SRC="http://www.conweb.com/formsmas/images/logosmll.gif" border=2 align=absmiddle alt="Small FormsMaster Logo/Link"></A>
<P>
Email regarding the web site should be sent to: youremailaddress.
<P>
</center>

</blockquote>
</FORM>

</BODY>
</HTML>

Section 4 - HOW THE EMAIL MESSAGE WILL LOOK
(...with gray or the mail reader's default background color)

SUBJECT:
FROM: FormsMaster@conweb.com
TO: Registrant's Email Address,youremailaddress

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Below is a copy of a form that you recently completed at:
(Your Form URL).
Please send all email inquiries regarding this web site to:
youremailaddress.
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Your Email Address: Data From Registrant
Data From Registrant

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