target row and column with select name - css

Question

I have a form and am having a problem trying to style it.
Here is what it looks like now:
I need it to look like this:
I need to style the first row and column for the Title and the 2nd row 3rd column for to date of birth.
I'm having trouble targeting the correct selector/element. Here is what the html looks like:
<h6 class="title">Personal Information</h6>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<select name="title"></select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<input type="text" name="firstname" value="" id="firstname"
maxlength="50" size="50" class="" placeholder="First name*"
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background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment:
scroll; background-size: 16px 18px;
background-position: 98% 50%; cursor: auto;">
<!--<input type="text" placeholder="First name*">-->
<div class="form_error"></div>
</div>
<div class="col-3">
<!-- <input type="text" placeholder="Last name*">-->
<input type="text" name="lastname" value="" id="lastname"
maxlength="50" size="50" placeholder="Last name*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
</div>
<div class="col-3">
<!-- <input type="text" placeholder="Last name*">-->
<input type="text" name="dob" value="" id="dob" maxlength="50"
size="50" placeholder="Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
<!--<input type="text" placeholder="Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)*" class="dob">-->
</div>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<input type="text" name="mobile" value="" id="mobile"
maxlength="50" size="50" placeholder="Mobile*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
<!--<input type="tel" placeholder="Mobile*">-->
</div>
<div class="col-3">
<input type="email" name="email" value="" id="email"
maxlength="50" size="50" placeholder="Email*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
<!--<input type="email" placeholder="Email*">-->
</div>
<div class="col-3">
<input type="text" name="emailconf" value="" id="emailconf"
maxlength="50" size="50" placeholder="Confirm Email*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
<!--<input type="email" placeholder="Confirm Email*">-->
</div>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-1">
<input type="text" name="address1" value="" id="address1"
maxlength="50" size="50" placeholder="Address*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
<!--<input type="text" placeholder="Address*">-->
</div>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<input type="text" name="suburb" value="" id="suburb"
maxlength="50" size="50" placeholder="Suburb*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
<!--<input type="text" placeholder="Suburb*">-->
</div>
<div class="col-3">
<select name="stateid">
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-3">
<input type="text" name="postcode" value="" id="postcode"
maxlength="4" size="10" placeholder="Postcode*">
<div class="form_error"></div>
</div>
</div>
Any help is greatly appreciated

Answer 1

to make the structure better I would say load bootstrap CSS
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
and use this markup:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2 class="title">Personal Information</h2>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-2">
<select>
<option value="mr">Mr.</option>
<option value="mrs">Mrs.</option>
<option value="ms">Ms.</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" placeholder="First name">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" placeholder="Last name">
</div>
<div class="col-md-2">
<input type="date">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" placeholder="Mobile">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="email" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="email" placeholder="Confirm Email">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<input type="text" placeholder="Address">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" placeholder="Suburb">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<select>
<option value="mr">NSW</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" placeholder="Post Code">
</div>
</div>
</div>
and you can customize the look of the form fields, just put this code after you load the Bootstrap
input, select { width:100%; padding:14px; margin:10px 0; border:2px solid #6aa295; }

Answer 2

You should use something like this. And bootstrap is responsive so You could see how it look on the expand view.
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="container">
<form class="form-horizontal">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2><p class="text-center">Personal Information</p></h2>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-2">
<select class="form-control">
<option value="mr">Mr.</option>
<option value="ms">Ms.</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="firstname" class="form-control" placeholder="First name *">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="lastname" class="form-control" placeholder="Last name *">
</div>
<div class="col-md-2">
<div class='input-group date' id='datetimepicker2'>
<input type='text' class="form-control" />
<span class="input-group-addon">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span>
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" id="mobile" class="form-control" placeholder="Mobile *">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="email" id="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email *">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="email" id="emailconf" class="form-control" placeholder="Confirm Email *">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-12">
<input type="text" id="address1" class="form-control" placeholder="Address *">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" id="suburb" class="form-control" placeholder="Suburb *">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<select class="form-control">
<option class="collapse" value="mr">Info</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<input type="text" id="postcode" class="form-control" placeholder="Post Code *">
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>