* IMPORTANT *

1. Do NOT change the names of the sprites named "mail_form" and "form" - or else the email form will not work.

2. Your web host ABOSULTELY MUST have PHP support

3. You ABSOLUTELY MUST upload the included PHP and Email Form ("st_emailform.swf" and "st_emailformPHP.php") SWF file to the same directory as your main movie

5. Everything is already perfectly lined up in the provided template file -- if you move things around, the input fields will no longer line up. You should only change the colors and outline for the background items, and the font for the text items.

6. Do NOT set up animated buttons ... The actual buttons are loaded into place - and are invisible ... These buttons contain Mouse Event scripts - and if an animated button is set up within SWiSH - the actual (real) button will NOT work properly.

7. The sprite titled "thankyou_message" - is completely optional ... When the user has filled out the form (completely), the main sprite "mail_form" will be sent to the label "success" ... Using this method, you can remove the input fields and display a "Thank You" message to the viewer. You can delete this sprite entirely if you wish.

* Customizing the SWI file *

1. Open the SWI file

2. Select the Sprite "mail_form" .... Copy it ... then Paste it into your own movie

3. Click on the (+) next to the "mail_form" sprite -- then you can enter the other "customizable" sprites and edit the colors and text.

4. The customizable backgrounds are already lined up and sized perfectly -- it is highly recommended that you DO NOT reposition those objects - or else the loaded mail form's input fields will no longer line up correctly.

5. You can add animations to the customizable areas - just as long as they end up in their original starting positions ... Just remember that you cannot add Mouse Events to the customizable button backgrounds.

6. You can control when the mail form is displayed by adding PLACE and REMOVE effects for the sprite "mail_form" within the guestbook sprite ... You can add actions to the "guestbook" sprite to handle this control.

7. You can change the input field and status text color of the email form by changing the settings for the PLACE effect on the sprite "form" (which is inside the sprite "mail_form") ... Double-Click on the PLACE effect and change the color in the settings - this will change the color of the loaded email form.

8. READ THE *IMPORTANT* STEPS AT THE TOP OF THIS DOCUMENT :-)

* Customizing the PHP file *

1. Open the included PHP file (st_emailformPHP.php) with your favorite text editor (eg. Windows Notepad)

2. There are three main areas that you will need to customize :

3. The name of this PHP file CANNOT be changed - or else the mail form will not work properly.

4. After your modifications, save the PHP file - and be sure to upload it to the same directory as your main movie (along with the included "st_emailform.swf" file.

* NOTES *

The customizable areas are clearly labeled - each object is labeled with the same name as the area in the loaded Email Form that it corresponds with (eg. email_background is where the user types in their email address; message_background is the area where the viewer types in their message/comments; etc.).

* CONTACT & CREDITS *

For help questions - please post in the General Swish Help Forum : HERE

Swish/PHP Email Form was created by Brian Ayers of Swish-Tutorials.com
Unless a Donation is made for these form files - the copyrights should remain intact
Contact info : admin@swish-tutorials.com (help questions will not be answered - please post in the Help Forum as linked above - thank you!)

Redistribution of these files is strictly prohibited ... Webmasters - please link to the main site rather than the download itself - thank you kindly :)

Cheers !
Brian Ayers