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Chapter 16 Using HTML Forms

16.11 Controlling Tab Order

HTML 4.0 defines a 

TABINDEX

 attribute that can be used in any of the visual

HTML elements. Its value is an integer, and it controls the order in which

elements receive the input focus when the TAB key is pressed. Unfortu 

nately, however, it is supported only by Internet Explorer. Nevertheless, you

can use 

TABINDEX

 even for pages that will be viewed by multiple browsers, as

long as the designated tabbing order is a convenience to the user, not a neces 

sity for proper operation of the page. 

Core Warning

As of version 4.7, Netscape does not support the 

TABINDEX

 attribute.

Listing 16.8 Tabindex.html 

Controlling TAB Order

Field 1 (first tab selection):

Field 2 (third tab selection):

Field 3 (second tab selection):

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