Fieldsets are a new feature in HTML5 form design—and you should be using them. Watch David Karlins show how to define and style them.
- [Instructor] The fieldset element is new in HTML5…and very useful.…It's used to organize a set of inputs.…It makes form entry more organized, more coherent for users,…and especially in a very large form,…a fieldset can make data entry less overwhelming.…You're saying to the user,…here's a bunch of things I need to know…and here's another bunch of things I need to know,…and it's less overwhelming.…By default, the fieldset comes with its own style,…a thin gray border.…
Let's change that, first of all.…I'll create a new style for the fieldset.…By making this dashed, and I made it a little more subtle,…so that the form doesn't come across…with quite so many lines.…Let me show you something else about fieldsets.…They are accompanied by another new HTML5 element…called a legend.…Let me show you how that works.…I've gone down into the HTML code part of my page,…and I'm going to create a legend that explains to the user…what the following set of fields is all about.…
Let's see how this looks in a browser.…It's a subtle change,…
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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