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Changing your form

Changing the questions in your form is basically some simple HTML coding.

Making your form do something different is just as simple. And it's all done using hidden input lines in the form. 'Hidden' input lines do not display on your page.

Going Somewhere Else

When you set up your e-mail form initially, one of the choices you make is the address of the page to which visitors are taken after they have filled out your forms. By default, that is the 'home page' for your web site ... but it can be any page that you want it to be.

To have visitors taken to a different page after completing your form, all you need to do is add one extra line to that form:

<input type="hidden" name="thankyou" value="http://www.whatever you want">

Changing the Subject

To have a form arrive in your e-mail with a different subject line, all you need to do is add one extra line to that form:

<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="whatever you want">

Telling Someone Else

To have a copy of your form sent to another e-mail address, all you need to do is add one extra line to that form:

<input type="hidden" name="carboncopy" value="someone@somewhere.com">


About This
What is this about? Why is it here? Who is behind it?

The Basics
What is a form? What does it do? Why doesn't it work?

Colours in Forms
Tired of 'cornsilk'? How to add colour to your forms.

Making Changes
Changing the Subject. Sending your visitors to a special page after they fill out the form.

Validation
How to make sure your visitors fill in the blanks.

Power Stuff
How to send a copy of the form to the sender, to other people, and more ...



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