How to edit/change contact page form in magento

Step 1:

Change the contact form located at:

    Code:
    1-/app/design\frontend/default/your_template/template/contacts/form.phtml

Step 2:

Once it is ready create a new email template to get all the form data and post. You can design the template or leave as simple as it is. For this goto

    Code:
    1-admin -> System -> Transactional Emails -> Add New Template

Then from Template drop down select contact form and load the template. Then you can edit as you like and save the form with some name.

Step 3:

Now you need to select the newly created email template to use for sending data captured from contact us page form. For this goto:

    Code:
    1-admin -> System -> Configuration -> Contacts

Now under email options select the new contact form that you just created and save it.

That's it. You are all done.

Source: http://www.codefight.org/page/47/41/how-to-edit-change-contact-page-form-in-magento.html