The form name is not necessary, but usually recommended, depending on what the form is used for. The action field is where the information in the form will be submitted to. This can be to anything from an e-mail address to a CGI file. The Method field determines how the data in the form is processed. Another way to insert a form is from the Insert Menu.
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All one has to do is select Form from the insert menu, which will insert the form tag. To insert form objects, there is a submenu off the insert menu for just that purpose. So now you should be ready to start placing objects into your form. Over the next couple of sections we'll look at the different objects available. Learn more about Forms at this section of the HTML Tutorial .