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I have to create a form where people can order their title (real estate) over the website. Small problem is that I really never messed around with form.. so I am trying to create one now, but every field is not lined up with the text! This is driving me nuts! Can someone explain to me why and what would be the proper way to do this stupid thing?

What is the process in designing a form? I mean.. should I create one cell and put all the info in there like (Your Name, Your Address) and then create another one right next to it and put all the fields in there?

WHY IS THIS CRAP NOT LINING UP WITH THE TEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:: Max ::

If you can afford searching for/buying a WYSIWYG html editor, that would help alot especially if you never messed with them before,

here's a sample of (perhaps) what you're looking for:

<form name="form1" method="post" action="">

  <table width="473" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">

    <tr>

      <td align="right">Name:</td>

      <td>

        <input type="text" name="textfield">

    </td>

    </tr>

    <tr>

      <td align="right">Emai:</td>

      <td>

        <input type="text" name="textfield2">

      </td>

    </tr>

    <tr>

      <td align="right">Company:</td>

      <td>

        <input type="text" name="textfield3">

      </td>

    </tr>

  </table>

</form>

so basically yes, tables will help you alot when it comes to aligning and stuff.


edit: (i guess this thread doesn't belong to this forum)

[This message has been edited by lallous (edited 02-12-2002).]

lallouos, I use dreamweaver. I can put all the fields nicely in and stuff but when I preview they simply don't allign right.. everything is messed up..

I know this is suppose to be in HTML forum but it takes years to get an answer over there and I need to get it done ASAP

:: Max ::

Oh duh! Nevermind... I think I got it.. that code helped me pretty much...before I didn't have the positioning in my cells set, so text would be on the top of the cell and field would be on the bottom of the cell right next to it...that's why it wouldn't line up..

Got it though thanks!

:: Max ::

glad you solved it!

I used DreamWeaver too, It is very intuitive, it is the best html tool I used so far.

Yup.. it's comming along just fine...It's one big a$$ form... but it's going... woohooo!!!

all I have to do now is figure it out how to make the damn thing work! LOL

:: Max ::

I'm moving this to the right board...