Forms

Page address: https://web.mnsu.edu/its/web/editing/template/layout/forms.html

Basic Information:

In this form, both First and Last Name are required fields.

First Name

Last Name

Email, Phone, and Zip Code are given a specific validation. If you type in an incorrect format of either field, a more specific error message will take place of the "Please Specify".

Date Requested

Date Needed

Above calendar sets a limit for the future date(Date Needed) upon selection of the first date(Date requested). The limit of the day is right now 3 days, but can be changed in the datepicker.js file.

Phone

Address:

Street Name

City Name

State

Zip Code

Questionaire Example:

Sample types of input

What is your major?(Just radio buttons)

EET

CET

What is your relationship with MSU?(radio buttons with field box)

Student
Alumni
Employee
Other

If a checkbox is required, then it has to be put in manually as well. The following checkbox has a hidden text field affiliated with it, which will only show, if the checkbox is checked. The javascript required for this functionality is in the SMBL file towards the bottom.

I would like to make a donation to Mu Lambda Chapter

File Upload:

Upload – use a .zip file to attach multiple files, single files don’t need to be zipped

Other comments

Different Types of Inputs

To the left you will see a semi-basic form. There is a various number of inputs for this form:

Open text field
Drop-down Selection
Selective Dot
Check Box
Extended Text Area
CAPTCHA

For a full list of what is currently available please contact Webdevelopment@mnsu.edu.

What can forms do?

Within the MSU Mankato site forms are primarily used as a contact tool. When going to a department webpage, their 'Contact Us' is usually a simple form that asks for name, relation to MSU Mankato, and a extended text area for comments. Ex: College of Business Contact Page

When the form is filled out, it is emailed to whom you choose. Putting your email address up can be just as effective for having people contact you as a form.

More than Just Contact Us

The idea behind these forms was that we allowed people to ask others for certain information in a simple way. There even some people that are using forms as a Registration Tool.

The point is that if you want/need to gather specific information from people that travel to your webpage, forms are a great way to do it!