How do I get form values to disappear when I enter the field?

Question

I am making a simple form with about eight input fields. I want the initial value in the field to indicate what people are supposed to enter. For example value=\"name\" so that

Answer 1

This is how you should do it.

If they click on it and click off the default value will go back. If they click on it and type something in, it won't try to erase what they put if they go back to click on it again.