This 1-day course teaches the core features and
functions of InfoPath 2007. Students will learn about
this forms-creation and data-gathering tool that helps
organisations streamline business processes. InfoPath
2007 is designed for both advanced business users and
developers, depending on the type of forms-based
solution an organization needs. Without writing code,
advanced business users can use InfoPath 2007 to design
sophisticated electronic forms to quickly and
cost-effectively gather information. Developers can
create advanced forms for departmental and enterprise
business processes, including composite applications and
workflow sequences, with InfoPath 2007, Microsoft
SharePoint Server 2007, and SharePoint Designer
2007—using little or no code.
Course contents
Unit 1 Introduction
Why use InfoPath?
What Are Forms?
Form Elements
Lifecycle of
an InfoPath 2007 Form
Creating and Publishing a Form
Template
Filling Out a Form
Managing Data
Maintaining Forms
Unit 2 Getting
Started
The Getting Started Dialog Box
Open,
Complete and Save a Form
Filling Details in a Form
Access Help in InfoPath 2007
Unit 3
InfoPath 2007 and Other Programs Info and Technologies
Send Forms Using Outlook 2007
Viewing and
responding to the form
Organise Returned InfoPath
Data in Outlook 2007
Send and Export InfoPath 2007
Form Data to other programs
Exporting an InfoPath
2007 Form from Outlook 2007 to a Web Page
Exporting
an InfoPath 2007 Form from Outlook 2007 to an Excel 2007
Workbook
Unit 4 Importing &
Modifying Forms
Import Compatibility Issues Modify
Text Fields
Import an Excel 2007 Worksheet and
modify controls
Comparing the Imported Form Controls
Adding a Date Picker
Control to Handle Date
Selection
Adding Fields to the Form
Previewing
the Form
Form Control Properties in InfoPath 2007
Apply Conditional Formatting to a Control
Modifying a Form
Adding and Configuring a Primary
Submit Button
Add a Submit Button and Adding
Conditional Formatting to the Submit Button
Unit 5 Form Views, Images and Form Design
Add and Format Images in InfoPath 2007 Forms
Opening and Modifying an InfoPath 2007 Form in
Design
Mode
Adding a Row and Inserting a Graphic
Modifying the Appearance of Sections in a Form Editing
View
Properties of the Form
Adding a New Print
View Setting
Print Properties of the New View