The following CFML code creates the form shown in the figure in About XML skinnable forms. It shows how you can use CFML to structure your form.
<cfform name="comments" format="xml" skin="basiccss" width="400" preservedata="Yes" >
<cfinput type="hidden" name="revision" value="12a">
<cfformgroup type="fieldset" label="Basic Information">
<cfformgroup type="vertical">
<cfformgroup type="horizontal" label="Name">
<cfinput type="text" size="20" name="firstname" required="yes">
<cfinput type="text" size="25" name="lastname" required="yes">
</cfformgroup>
<cfinput type="text" name="email" label="E-mail" validate="email" maxlength="35">
<cfselect name="satisfaction" style="width:120px" multiple="false" label="Satisfaction">
<option selected>very satisfied</option>
<option>somewhat satisfied</option>
<option>somewhat dissatisfied</option>
<option>very dissatisfied</option>
<option>no opinion</option>
</cfselect>
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
<cfformitem name="html1" type="html">
<p><b>We value your input</b>.<br>
<em>Please tell us a little about yourself and your thoughts.</em></p>
</cfformitem>
<cftextarea name="thoughts" label="Additional Comments" rows="5" cols="66">We really want to hear from you!</cftextarea>
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="submit" name="submit" style="width:80" value="Tell Us">
<cfinput type="reset" name="reset" style="width:80" value="Clear Fields">
</cfformgroup>
</cfform>