The simplest kind of Web page--referred to here as a basic page--uses text and images to convey information. A basic page cannot have any user-interface controls. In order to use controls, you must use a form. Form pages are covered in Building forms. However, you might use a basic page as an introductory page with instructions, or as a menu of links that can take users to the other pages in your application.

The following basic visual parts are in the Web Connection category. The basic parts - parts that do not require a form - are: