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Putting a DIV to create an overall width in a form

Hello

Working on a form and need to constrain the overall width.

Here is a link to the test page.
http://avrparking.com/test2.html

I assume I need to wrap the form in its own div.  But if you can lead me through the steps...

Thanks

Rowby
Here's the current HTML
<link href="carwash.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    {jumi [hours-function.php]}
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Your Name:</label>
        <input class="cf_inputbox" maxlength="150" size="30" title="" id="text_0" name="text_0" type="text" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;
        <p>&nbsp;</p>
    </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_datetimepicker">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Drop off date:</label>
        <input class="cf_datetime" title="" size="20" id="date_1" name="date_1" type="text" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_datetimepicker">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Pick up date:</label>
        <input class="cf_datetime" title="" size="20" id="date_2" name="date_2" type="text" />
        
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
    </div>
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Drop off time:</label>
      {jumi [drop_off_time.php]} </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
    </div>
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Pick up time:</label>
      {jumi [pick_up_time.php]} </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Email address:</label>
        <input class="cf_inputbox" maxlength="150" size="30" title="" id="text_3" name="text_3" type="text" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
    </div>
        <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox" id="carwash_vaccum">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">        </label>
        <div class="carwash" id="carwashID">Come back to a shiny car. 
Let us wash and vaccum it for you on the same day as pickup!</div>
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Car Wash &amp; Vaccum:</label>
        <input name="carwash_vaccum" type="checkbox" id="carwash_vaccum2" value="Yes" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
    
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textarea">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 120px;">Comments</label>
        <textarea class="cf_inputbox" rows="3" id="text_6" title="" cols="30" name="text_6"></textarea>
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
    </div>
    
<div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_button">
        <input value="Submit" name="button_7" type="submit" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear">&nbsp;</div>
</div>

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hey, you're right in the thinking - wrap it in it's own div....something like this may work
<div id="formBase">
 
<link href="carwash.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    {jumi [hours-function.php]}
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Your Name:</label>
        <input class="cf_inputbox" maxlength="150" size="30" title="" id="text_0" name="text_0" type="text" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> 
        <p> </p>
    </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_datetimepicker">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Drop off date:</label>
        <input class="cf_datetime" title="" size="20" id="date_1" name="date_1" type="text" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_datetimepicker">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Pick up date:</label>
        <input class="cf_datetime" title="" size="20" id="date_2" name="date_2" type="text" />
        
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
    </div>
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Drop off time:</label>
      {jumi [drop_off_time.php]} </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
    </div>
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Pick up time:</label>
      {jumi [pick_up_time.php]} </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Email address:</label>
        <input class="cf_inputbox" maxlength="150" size="30" title="" id="text_3" name="text_3" type="text" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
    </div>
        <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textbox" id="carwash_vaccum">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">        </label>
        <div class="carwash" id="carwashID">Come back to a shiny car. 
Let us wash and vaccum it for you on the same day as pickup!</div>
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 150px;">Car Wash &amp; Vaccum:</label>
        <input name="carwash_vaccum" type="checkbox" id="carwash_vaccum2" value="Yes" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
</div>
    
    
    <div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_textarea">
        <label class="cf_label" style="width: 120px;">Comments</label>
        <textarea class="cf_inputbox" rows="3" id="text_6" title="" cols="30" name="text_6"></textarea>
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
    </div>
    
<div class="form_item">
      <div class="form_element cf_button">
        <input value="Submit" name="button_7" type="submit" />
      </div>
      <div class="cfclear"> </div>
</div>
 
</div><!--/div formBase-->

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Hi dvz-,

Good I added the div formbase.

Now, just to give me a start.

I would like the div to be
200 pixels wide
10 pixels padding
1 pixel border - black

I am pretty sure how to do that on my own, but i would like to see your approach.

Rowby

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Thanks, renazonse!  Working fine!