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[ethical]

i've read a number of threads about how to make the formbuilder fields display right, but frankly i am lost, i don't see the CSS fields everyone talks about.

I need to know

1) how do I format the fields nicely in Formbuilder 0.4.4 using cmsms 1.2.3? in detail

I've seen the sample layout in the help.. but i don't know where to put that? lots of the other replies mention this type of thing but miss the cruicial point of where to put the css formatting.

Thanks

john

[newagekat]

John:

there are as many ways to build forms as there are websites. But generally there are 2 types: inline or tables.

Let's start with an example:

• In admin, go to extensions/form builder
• You should see 2 sample forms.  Click the link that says Add New Form and name it
• Now you should have 3 forms
• Click on the one you just created
• Using Fast Field Adder, add the type of fields you would need.  Example: text input field.
• Once selected, you will be taken to a new window where you can label the input field such as First Name
• Click on the Advanced Setting tab
• This is where you enter the CSS style for this field.  NOTE this will apply the style to the whole row.   
• Alternatively, you can apply the style class to the form template you have chosen (inline or table) and define the class in your site’s stylesheet.  This does offer more control.  To reach the form template, click on your form name in the main page, and choose the Form Template tab.  Choose the type of form you want from the Load Template dropdown.
• Save often

Play around and test, it's the best way to learn.  Hope that helped.

[ethical]

thanks, that helps. I did play around with it for over an hour before but just could not make it work. I've got it going now thanks.