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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Mar 10, 2004 6:56AM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allison Tynan [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]

> Is it possible to attach invisible field labels? Say for
> example you have
> three fields for an address, instead of labelling each field
> Address 1,
> Address 2 etc, is it possible to provide an invisible label
> for the second
> two fields?

This is an interesting question that I too would like resolved. My version
of the question would be, can a label apply to multiple (but logically
related) fields. For example, I have a form where the user may select a
month and year separately (in a sense, not unlike e-commerce forms where you
specify the month and year of your credit card expiry date). Can a single
label be used to apply to both fields or must each field have its own label?

I am familiar with the <fieldset> tag and maybe that is the one to be used
but I have never been very certain as to how to use it or when to use it.

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Julian Rickards
Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publications Services Section
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Phone: (705) 670-5608
Fax: (705) 670-5690



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