use CGI; $query = new CGI; @letters=("a", "b", "c"); %labels=('1=>a', '2=>b', '3=>c'); print $query->header(-title=>'some letters & labels'), $query->start_html('Welcome to letters'), $query->h1('Welcome letters'), $query->h3("Please select the what you would like to"), $query->p, $query->checkbox_group(-name=>'avletters', -values=>\@letters, -labels=>\%labels), $query->p, ...