Form input: Bad, good, and okay

- [Instructor] Let's take a look at a bad, an okay,…and a good example of a form input…to highlight the kind of problems…that we are going to learn to solve in this course.…Here's our bad form; and if I go to enter my date of birth,…even on a laptop, I have to find the number keypad…and tab from one field to the next.…And then if I make some typos along the way, then…that's a hassle.…

Let's look at a form that makes it easier to enter a date.…Now this is an okay form; it's an improvement.…This form does have drop downs, so it's easier…to choose a date; and that's a little less hassle, nice.…But the technique that we will cover here in this course…is one that displays a calendar…so that when a user goes to enter a date,…they can just scroll through a calendar,…one-click shopping; and you've selected a date.…

Now this form isn't styled; I just set this up quickly…to show you the date input technique…that we are going to be learning.…And next time you're asked to enter a date…in an online form, think about how accessible…