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Syntax of multi-line text input control:

                  <TEXTAREA NAME = "The word that describes the text area" ROWS = "Number of rows the text
                  box should accommodate" COLS = "Width of the text area"></TEXTAREA>
                  Checkbox Input Control

                  This control is used when multiple options from a group are required to be selected by the site-visitor.

                  When selected, the checkbox is marked with a tick mark. While defining checkboxes, we need to
                  specify the following:
                     The group name should be specified for all the checkboxes by using the NAME attribute.

                     Each checkbox should be specified with a word describing the purpose of the checkbox which is
                    done with the help of the VALUE attribute.
                     The text that needs to be displayed beside the checkbox should be specified.


                  Syntax of Checkbox input control:
                  <INPUT TYPE = "CHECKBOX" NAME = "A Word describing the group name" VALUE = "A word
                  that describes the checkbox">


                  Radio Input Control                                                     21 st
                                                                                        Century   #Flexibility
                  This control is used  when  one out  of the                            Skills
                  multiple options from a group is required to be       "Keep practising because excellence
                  selected by the site visitor. Only the selected       is a continuous  process  and not  an
                  radio button in a group is filled. While defining     accident."
                  checkboxes, we need to specify the following:
                     The group name should be specified for all the radio buttons by using the NAME attribute.

                      Each radio button should be specified with a word describing the purpose of the radio button
                    which is done with the help of the VALUE attribute.
                     The text that is needed to be displayed beside the radio button should be specified.

                  Syntax of radio input control:
                  <INPUT TYPE = "RADIO" NAME = "A Word describing the group name" VALUE = "A word that
                  describes the radio button">


                  Clickable Buttons

                  This control creates a button that acts when clicked. The form has two types of buttons:
                     Submit: We can create a Submit button to send all the form data to the server. Syntax of
                    submit button:
                     <INPUT TYPE = "SUBMIT" NAME = "Name of the button" VALUE = "Text you want to display
                    on the button">

                     Reset: We can create a reset button to reset the values of all the controls to the initial values in
                    the form.




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