SENDING FORM RESULTS VIA EMAIL

You can send forms to your email address, or any address you specify, by following the procedure below:

Step 1: Specify the Program to send the form data.

1. Place the cursor inside your form.
2. Click Insert | Form | Form Properties.
   
   The Form Properties window opens.
   
3. Click the Send to Other radio button.
4. Click Options.
   
   
   
   
   
   The Options for Custom Form Handler window opens.
   
5. In Action: type /utilities/email_form_html.asp
6. In Method: select POST.
7. Click Ok.

Step 2: Specify the form name and the email address that will receive the form data.

1. Back at the Form Properties window, click Advanced.
   
   
   
   
   The Advanced Form Properties window opens.
   
2. Click Add.
3. In Name: type from_email
4. In Value: type a valid email address
5. Click Ok.
6. Click Add.
7. In Name: type to_address
8. In Value: type the email address that will receive the form data
9. * IMPORTANT: the "from address" and "to address" must be different; matched addresses may be blocked as spam by the University email server. You may use the generic webteam account (webteam@depauw.edu) as the "from address".
10. Click Add.
11. In Name: type subject
12. In Value: type a descriptive name for the form.

Step 3: Close the Form Properties window.

1. Back at the Form Properties window, click Ok.

Your form data is now ready  to be sent via email to the address you specified! The fields will be sent in the order they appear on your form. There are no restrictions to the number of fields you may use in a single form. 

Be sure to test your work. If you encounter any errors or bugs with this process, please email the Web Team at webteam@depauw.edu.