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How do I set the value to equal a longer title for my email? I'm using the latest version as of 8/1/09.

For example:

<strong>What Equipment Type Are You  Interested In? </strong><br />
<input type="checkbox" name="equiptype" value="semi" /> Semi<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="equiptype"  value="tractor" />Tractor Only<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="equiptype"  value="tractortrailer" />Tractor And Trailer<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="equiptype"  value="straighttruck" />Straight  Truck<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="equiptype"  value="driveronly" />Driver  Only</p>

If the VALUE=semi then the TITLE= Semi-Truck

How do I do this? I looked everywhere for Element titles, etc.... is this something that has to be paid for or something? I seem to remember an early version of Chronoforms made this easy.

Martha

Hi MArtha,

You can set the value as 'Semi-Truck' does that help?

Bob

I guess.... it's just that several of my options fields are 4 or 5 words long... so setting the "value" for a multi-word answer is kind of awkward.

I'm CERTAIN in past versions there was a place where you could fill in this big text box with the field names separated by something (semi-colon, comma?).... so like email,E-Mail; semitruck,Subsidized Semi-Truck; I don't remember the way it was set-up, but you could specify the value would equal some title text for the email output.

Can't you do that here? I saw something in the FAQ's that said 'set custom element titles in the Element Title tab. But I can't find that tab? Where is it?

Hi Martha,

You are right, that tab did exist. I think Max removed it when he introduced the rich text editor for the Email Templates. You can add names as long as you like in there. Trouble is, that it doesn't make all that much sense with check-boxes or radio buttons.

Bob

Okay... so I tried changing the VALUE to a whole string of words like: value="Vacation Replacement Semi" I thought that Values should be no spaces... so this is okay?

Hi Martha,

Yes values (and titles and alts) can be pretty much any text string, names and ids are much more restricted.

Bob