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Text Fields in forms

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Mark54321

Mark54321

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May 27, 2005
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Hello,

I have a question about text fields in forms.

Is there a simple way to create a text field with an initial value that automatically disappears once the reader starts to fill the field in? I can create the text field with the initial value - no problem there, just need the field to clear on use.

Thanks for any advice.

Mark
 
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<input name="test" ... onFocus = "document.forms[0].test.value = ''">

<input name="email" type="text" id="email" value="Email" size="20">

The above is what I have, how do incorporate the top line into the second line?

I just want the word Email to appear in the field and then disappear once it is used.

Cheers,
Mark
 
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Code: 
<input name="email" type="text" id="email" value="Email" size="20" onFocus="document.forms[0].email.value = ''">

Just use this instead of what you already have

Cheech

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Thanks for your reply, but...

I used the code as you wrote it and it made no difference to the page. Nothing changed at all!

Is there another way to do this?

Cheers,
Mark
 
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I used the code as you wrote it and it made no difference to the page. Nothing changed at all!
Click to expand...

Then you havent done it correctly.
Code: 
<html>
<body>
<br>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
<input name="email" type="text" id="email" value="Email" size="20" onFocus="value=''">
</form>
</body>
</html>
Copy and paste that into a new document and you will see it working

Cheech

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