There are only a few types of basic things you can do with forms

The form tag. There are a few things you need to identify:

• “action” this is where you put your script to tell the form what to do with the data
• “name” give your form a name

The Input tag:

• value
• type There are several types of input boxes you might have:
  
  • “text” is the most basic text box
  • “radio” is the radio button
  • “checkbox”
  • “submit” this is the button to activate the script

Label - gives a name to your input

Fieldset - defines a border around your form

Select - lets you create a drop down box

• Option lets you identify the dropdown values