"Forms" on web pages are just like forms which you fill in on paper - they consist of instructions, boxes in which to enter data, check-box items, and places to enter extended details.

Online forms can offer a few extras eg Radio-buttons (like check-boxes, except that you´re not able to select more than one option in a group) and  Drop-down lists.

There are three stages to creating forms.

First, using the toolbar, simply insert the form items onto your page, and type in your text and questions. You may want to use a table to make sure all the elements line up the way you'd like them to.

Second, identify what has to happen `behind the scenes´ when someone fills in the form, so that the information is recorded and sent off to where you want it.

Third, provide a message that tells the reader that their form has been sent away successfully.

The sub-pages of this page will take you through all of these more carefully.