[SOLVED] Quick form question

[jamichelli]

I'm trying to insert the default message "Not Required" into the text field of a form, in a table.  Once all fields validate, the next page contains a table with all the input for the user to verify before submitting to the database.  My goal is to have the table on the verification page not contain empty cells, but to have the field that was not completed to submit "Not Required" to this cell and give the page a finished "pretty" look.  I have done the same thing successfully with a textarea, but the text field is not displaying my default message within the field, but rather to the right of the field.  I cannot seem to get the default message into this text field, which leaves the cell in the verification table very "ugly".  Any help on how to do this successfully with the text field?

 

What is not working:

     <td colspan="2" class="labelcell"><label for="subject_address2">Address (Line 2)</label></td>
     <td colspan="2" class="fieldcell"><input type="text" name="subject_address2" size="40" tabindex="4" value="<?php echo stripslashes($usrAddress2); ?>" />(Not Required)</td>

 

What is working:

     <td colspan="2" class="smalllabelcell"><label for="repairs_needed">Repairs Needed?</label></td>
     <td colspan="2" class="smallfieldcell"><textarea rows="10" cols="40" type="text" tabindex="13" name="repairs_needed" value="<?php echo stripslashes($usrRepairsNeeded); ?>">(Not Required)</textarea></td>

[JonnoTheDev]

<input type="text" name="email" value="<?php print (strlen($_POST['email']) ? $_POST['email'] : "Not Required"); ?>" />

[jamichelli]

Thank you very much Neil!!!