You can add Buttons, Radio Buttons, Image Buttons and/or Checkboxes to a Form. These controls allow a user to click on a selection that they want submitted to the server.

Radio buttons allow you to select an item from a group of items. Only one radio button can be selected per group.

The Radio Button Properties dialog box contains these fields:

Name: Name of the Radio Button

Value: Value of the Radio Button

Selected: Default status of the Radio Button (selected or not selected)

To create a Radio Button:

1. On the Web Page Editor - Package toolbar, click  Radio Button.
    
2. Type the name of the Radio Button.
    
3. Type the value to be sent to the server when the Radio Button is selected.
    
4. Click the Selected option if you want the default state of the button to be selected.
    
5. Click OK.

The Checkbox Properties dialog box contains these fields:

Name: Name of the Checkbox

Value: Value of the Checkbox

Selected: Default status of the Checkbox (selected or not selected)

To create a Checkbox:

1. On the Web Page Editor - Package toolbar, click  Checkbox.
    
2. Type the name of the Checkbox.
    
3. Type the value to be sent to the server when the Checkbox is selected.
    
4. Click the Selected option if you want the default state of the checkbox to be selected.
    
5. Click OK.

Buttons provide a visual cue to the user to complete an action. Buttons come in three types:

• Standard button with arbitrary text
   
• Submit button that submits the form data to the server
   
• Reset button resets the form

The Buttons Properties dialog box contains these fields:

Name: Name of the button

Text (Value): Text that displays on the button

Type: The type of button. Values are Button, Submit, or Reset

To create a Button:

1. On the Web Page Editor - Package toolbar, click  Button.
    
2. Type the name of the button.
    
3. Type the text to appear on the button.
    
4. Select the type of button.
    
5. Click OK.

Image Buttons are clickable images that provide a visual cue to the user to complete an action.

The Image Buttons Properties dialog box contains two tabs:

• Image Info
  
• Advanced

To create an Image Button:

1. On the Web Page Editor - Package toolbar, click  Image Button.
    
2. Fill in the appropriate information on each tab and click OK.

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