Insert and edit the Validation Confirm widget



    Insert the Validation Confirm widget

    1. Select Insert > Spry > Spry Validation Confirm.
    2. Complete the Input Tag Accessibility Attributes dialog box and click OK.
    Note: You can also insert a Validation Confirm widget by using the Spry category in the Insert panel.

    Change required status of a Validation Confirm widget

    By default, all Validation Confirm widgets that you insert with Dreamweaver require user input when published on a web page. You can, however, make the completion of confirm text fields optional for the user.

    1. Select a Validation Confirm widget in the Document window by clicking its blue tab.
    2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), select or deselect the Required option, depending on your preference.

    Specify the text field to validate against

    1. Select a Validation Confirm widget in the Document window by clicking its blue tab.
    2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), select the text field you want to validate against by selecting a text field from the Validate Against pop-up menu. All text fields with unique IDs assigned to them appear as options in the pop-up menu.

    Display widget states in Design view

    1. Select a Validation Confirm widget in the Document window by clicking its blue tab.
    2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), select the state you want to see from the Preview States pop-up menu. For example, if you want to see the widget in its valid state, select Valid.

    Specify when validation occurs

    You can set the point at which validation occurs—when the site visitor clicks outside the widget, as the visitor types, or when the visitor tries to submit the form.

    1. Select a Validation Confirm widget in the Document window by clicking its blue tab.
    2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), select the option that indicates when you want validation to occur. You can select all of the options or Submit only.
      Blur
      Validates whenever the user clicks outside the confirm text field.

      Change
      Validates as the user changes text inside the confirm text field.

      Submit
      Validates when the user tries to submit the form. The submit option is selected by default, and cannot be deselected.