Textarea elements need special style rules. David Karlins shows you how to define them.
- [Man] By styling the input, the text area,…the option, and the select element, you can provide a unique…and kind of interactive, dynamic experience for user input.…Let me show you what I'm talking about.…Here, by providing a unique font that applies only to areas…of a form that the user is entering data in,…we've created a more inviting experience.…Let's see how that looks in our browser.…So I'm taking a look at this and I like the fact that…there's a distinct font and font color,…so the font colors are reversed,…white on black, for user input.…
But, this form could use a little bit more spacing,…or specifically, padding inside the input elements,…and a larger font to really make it clear…that we're inviting user input.…So let me go back and tweak this style.…And let's see what that does to the form.…Better!…I'm going to put my self in the shoes of the user,…enter my e-mail address, my name.…
It's not exactly my phone number.…And I like that user experience.…We provided a distinct font, font size, color,…and background, and a nice, large font.…
Author
David Karlins
Released
11/8/2017- Modern form inputs
- Dreamweaver form design features
- Styling forms with CSS
- Form input types
- Setting required inputs and constraints
- Styling inputs with CSS
- Integrating Bootstrap tools
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome48s
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Using the exercise files1m 52s
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1. Examples of Modern Inputs
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2. Building Forms with Dreamweaver
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Styling forms with CSS2m 9s
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3. Form Input Types
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The color input2m 33s
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The date input2m 27s
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The email input1m 41s
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The number input1m 42s
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The range input3m 19s
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The search input1m 56s
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The telephone input1m 6s
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The time input2m 3s
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The URL input3m 56s
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4. Using HTML5 Inputs for Validation
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Setting a required input3m 13s
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Setting a constrained input2m 56s
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5. Inviting and Accessible Inputs
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Effective use of labels1m 43s
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6. Styling Input
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Styling inputs with CSS1m 18s
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CSS for forms1m 33s
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CSS for styling inputs1m 14s
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CSS for styling text areas1m 34s
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Styling with fieldsets2m 39s
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7. Bootstrap Form Tools
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Next steps2m 11s
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Creating inline forms3m 9s
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Adding labels and badges1m 12s
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Adding sets of radio buttons3m 10s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 11s
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Video: CSS for styling text areas