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Insert a Contact Form Using Notepad

Notepad is a text editor available on all window PC's. Notepad can be used to add an email form to your website. The tutorial below outlines these steps.

1. Create Your Form HTML

To start, you need to have your form HTML code generated. Click here to read a tutorial about generating HTML code using a free service called myContactForm.com.

2. Open Notepad

Start Notepad as you would normally do. This is typically done by clicking Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad.

3. Create or Open the Page Where You Want the Form

a. To create a new page, go to File > New (or press CTRL+N).

b. To open the page where you want the form, go to File > Open File (or press CTRL+O).

4. Add the Form HTML to Your File.

a. Click the spot within the HTML code where you would like to insert your form.

c. Paste the form HTML into the code (Edit > Paste, or CTRL+V, or Right Click and Select Paste). If you do not have your form code created and copied, please read this tutorial to learn how to do so.

5. Save Your Form

a. Select File > Save As ...

b. Under Save as type: select All Files. Type in your File Name: and make sure to give it a valid extension (.html, .htm, etc.). Click Save.

6. Upload Your Form

Upload the file containing your form to your web server. This procedure will vary depending on which FTP client you use to upload your website.

7. Test Your Form

Open a web browser and go to the web page containing your form. Fill out the form and press the submit button to test it.

A demonstration form created using Notepad can be seen here.

Common Problems Encountered by Users:

I submit the form and get a form location error.

If you are using myContactForm.com, you will need to login and make sure that you've set the Form Location setting to the proper URL for your form.

a. Login to myContactForm.com

b. Click the Edit Button

c. Click the Basic Form Information Button

d. Enter all variations of the URL where the form will appear. Typically this is the full URL of your web form with and without the www subdomain. You can also use wildcards (*) in this setting. For examples using http://www.mydomain.com/* would allow the form to be placed on any page uploaded to mydomain.com.

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