Exploring Form Input Controls

Various input controls are available for retrieving information from the user. You’ve already seen one text-entry option, and the next few sections introduce you to most of the remaining form-input options you can use to design forms.

Check Boxes

The simplest input type is a check box, which appears as a small square. Users can click checkboxes to select or deselect one or more items in a group. For example, the checkboxes listed in Listing 22.1 display after a label that reads “Please check all that apply,” implying that the user could indeed check all that apply.