Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003: Creating Info Path Forms

Persons with Web design experience, forms administrators, information coordinators, Microsoft Office System power users, or Lotus Notes developers who need to gather and share information by using XML-based forms.

Students enrolling in this class should have advanced Microsoft Office experience, concentrating in forms development, and experience working in a tagged environment (such as HTML or FrameMaker with SGML).

You will learn how to use InfoPath to gather and share information by creating and implementing XML-based forms.

Lesson 1: Using InfoPath

• Topic 1A: Complete a Form
• Topic 1B: Save a Form
• Topic 1C: Export Form Data to Excel
• Topic 1D: Export Form Data to the Web
• Topic 1E: Edit Posted Data
• Topic 1F: Share Forms Through Outlook

Lesson 2: Creating Forms

• Topic 2A: Draft a Form
• Topic 2B: Add a Validation Rule
• Topic 2C: Test a Form
• Topic 2D: Create Forms from Templates
• Topic 2E: Delete Forms or Templates

Lesson 3: Distributing Forms

• Topic 3A: Publish a Form Template
• Topic 3B: Troubleshoot Publishing Problems

 Lesson 4: Customizing Form Layout

• Topic 4A: Format a Form
• Topic 4B: Insert Pictures
• Topic 4C: Customize Tables
• Topic 4D: Create Optional or Repeating Sections
• Topic 4E: Merge Forms

Lesson 5: Managing Controls

• Topic 5A: Customize Controls
• Topic 5B: Populate Controls from a Data Source
• Topic 5C: Bind Controls

Lesson 6: Managing Views

• Topic 6A: Create Custom Views
• Topic 6B: Set the Default View
• Topic 6C: Modify a View
• Topic 6D: Create a Print View

 Lesson 7: Applying Security

• Topic 7A: Protect InfoPath Forms
• Topic 7B: Set Security Zones

 Lesson 8: Working With a Database

• Topic 8A: Develop a Form From a Database
• Topic 8B: Use InfoPath Forms to Add Records to a Database
• Topic 8C: Use InfoPath Forms to Query a Database

 Lesson 9: Installing InfoPath

• Topic 9A: Repair InfoPath Installation
• Topic 9B: Check the Computer for Minimum Requirements
• Topic 9C: Install InfoPath
• Topic 9D: Uninstall InfoPath