Start building powerful, interactive forms for data gathering in SharePoint. InfoPath provides an unbeatable combination of power and ease of use for creating forms without writing code. This series of InfoPath 2010 training videos demonstrates each step of the process, including working with custom layouts, adding controls and objects, to data validation rules and integration with SharePoint. Sample forms are included.
- 40 InfoPath 2010 training videos
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| Title | Description | Duration |
| Getting Started | ||
| What is InfoPath? | Understand InfoPath's role as an information gathering tool | 3:26 |
| Touring the InfoPath Interface | Take a guided tour of the InfoPath 2010 interface | 3:36 |
| Importing from Word & Excel | Save time by importing existing Word & Excel forms into InfoPath | 3:11 |
| Laying Out a New Form | ||
| Designing with Layout Tables | Structure forms from scratch using convenient layout tables | 3:31 |
| Modifying Tables | Make adjustments to layout tables and give your form the perfect look | 3:28 |
| Creating Template Parts | Create reusable template parts that make form building quick and easy | 4:03 |
| Using Repeating Tables | Provide a flexible way to enter data with repeating tables | 3:38 |
| Repeating Table Properties | Learn how to adjust tables by modifying their properties | 3:53 |
| Adding Controls and Objects | ||
| Date Pickers | Simplify form design using pre-built date pickers | 3:35 |
| Text Controls | Know when to use a text box or a rich text box for collecting data | 3:42 |
| Scrolling Regions | Accommodate extensive data input by adding a scrolling region | 3:40 |
| List and Combo Boxes | Select items from a list or add your own with list and combo boxes | 3:37 |
| Option Buttons and Checkboxes | Collect specific types of data with option buttons and check boxes | 3:55 |
| Optional Sections | Use optional sections to minimize space while adding functionality | 2:54 |
| Hyperlinks | Add hyperlinks or use the Hyperlink control to allow users to input links | 3:27 |
| Applying Formatting and Rules | ||
| Formatting Text and Tables | Improve the usability of forms by formatting text and tables | 3:57 |
| Background Colors and Schemes | Simplify form design and easily enhance the look of your forms | 3:55 |
| Working with Images | Add images or allow users to insert images into a form template | 4:00 |
| Using Validation Rules | Set conditions which restrict input for consistent data entry | 3:59 |
| Pattern Matching Validation | Create rules to ensure data is accurately inputted into a form | 3:44 |
| Understanding Digital Signatures | ||
| Enabling Digital Signatures | Enable forms to be signed digitally to authenticate the form data | 3:35 |
| Using a Signature Line, Part 1 | Add a Signature Line to a form to be routed through a workflow | 3:52 |
| Using a Signature Line, Part 2 | Setting up a SharePoint Collect Signatures Workflow | 3:31 |
| Enabling Section Signatures | Set up sections of a form for multiple and visible signatures | 3:48 |
| Viewing and Printing Forms | ||
| Making Multiple Views | Offer different users multiple views of the same form | 3:55 |
| Creating Tabbed Navigation | Make a long form easier to use by adding tabbed navigation | 4:02 |
| Designing a Printable Version | Create a version of a form template specifically for printing | 3:30 |
| Printing Multiple Views | Select options to print your form exactly how you want it to display | 3:31 |
| Finalizing a Form | ||
| Make a Form Accessible | Add features to ensure a form is compliant with accessibility standards | 4:19 |
| Protecting a Form | Learn the steps to set the right security level to protect your form | 3:37 |
| Enabling Browser Forms | Make forms compatible with web browsers using the Design Checker | 3:15 |
| Integrating with SharePoint | ||
| Modifying SharePoint Lists | Watch how InfoPath can be used to create or edit SharePoint lists | 3:51 |
| Retrieving Data | Create dynamic data fields using a connection to SharePoint | 3:33 |
| Connecting Related Fields | Automatically update one field based on another field's selection | 4:06 |
| Automatically Populating Fields | Use the people picker control to automatically populate related fields | 4:29 |
| Creating Cascading Fields | Add a filter so that choices in one dropdown list are based on another | 4:06 |
| Submitting to SharePoint | Configure the Submit button with a data connection to a SharePoint site | 3:48 |
| Publishing to a Document Library | Distribute forms by publishing to a SharePoint document library | 3:40 |
| Publishing as a Site Content Type | Publish to SharePoint Enterprise with InfoPath Form Services | 3:28 |
| Distributing via Outlook | ||
| Integrating with Outlook | Distribute and submit forms via email with InfoPath and Outlook | 3:13 |