Nicole,
I would suggest not using the Contact Us form for collecting opinions on your website. What you need is a customized form for this purpose.
Designing a custom form to place on your web site is easy to accomplish in Office Live by utilizing the functionality in your Office Live Business application.
Here's what you do -
- Log-in to your Office Live account (home.officelive.com)
- Click Business Applications (You may have to activate if this is your first time using it. If so, click Activate.)
- Select an existing application (Team Workspace)
- Or click Add Application to create Your custom applications.
- Select Blank Workspace
- Click Ok.
- In the Title box, type - Web Forms (or you may wish to name it whatever you like)
- In the URL box, type, - WebForms (or the name you select)
- Click OK.
- You should be presented with a blank Dashboard. Click Add.
- Select Custom List from the drop down.
- In the Name box, type "Menu Opinions" (again you decide on the name)
- Enter a description if you like.
- Click Create.
- Your new list is created. Now it's time to add columns or fields for your form. With the new list selected (Menu Opinions) click Settings then List Settings.
- A Title field is already provided. You can choose to either rename this column and/or make it not required to fill-out.
- In the Columns section, click Create column
- Name your column (e.g. First Name) then select the type of form field. A single line of text is just a normal text field. A Multiple lines of text is a combo text (for entering lots of text). A choice menu is where you create drop-down menu options, radio buttons, and/or checkboxes.
- In the additional column settings, you can select yes or no to make the field required to fill-out.
- Click Ok.
- Repeat this step for each field or column you wish to have.
- When you're done creating columns, click the name of the form towards the top (next to Customize).
- On the right-hand side of the page, under Connect to Web Site, click Forms > Build a Form.
- A dialog box displays to create a form page for your website. Give your form a Page title (e.g. Opinions) and URL (e.g.: opinions.aspx)
- Click Build form
- If the Office Live Web Designer doesn't display, check your pop-up blocker. Enable the Office Live site in your pop-up blocker and go to your Page Manager (Home> Web Site).
- Click Edit to complete your new form.
- When the Page Editor window opens with your new form inside, right-click the box in the page and select Properties.
- You can either customize the data details or layout and type in a success message towards the bottom (one is already provided).
- Click Ok.
- Save the Page.
- Your custom form is now ready.
Next steps, you may want to provide a confirmation or thank you email to customers who have submitted an opinion. For this you will need to have a workflow in place. PM or contact me via my website - http://norrishughes.com if you would like an automatic thank you to be sent upon submission.
Enjoy!