InfoPath 2010 Tutorial Videos
Watch these InfoPath 2010 tutorial videos to learn how to use InfoPath Designer 2010 to create electronic forms for InfoPath Filler 2010 and SharePoint 2010.
InfoPath Basics
What is InfoPath Filler 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn what InfoPath Filler 2010 is, what the difference is between InfoPath Filler and Designer, and how to open either application.
What is an InfoPath browser form?
Learn what an InfoPath browser form is and how InfoPath 2010 forms can be used in SharePoint 2010.
What is InfoPath 2010 form load?
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn what Form Load is and where you can add Form Load rules to an InfoPath 2010 form.
InfoPath 2010 views and page layout templates
Learn how InfoPath 2010 page layout templates behave when you add page breaks between them on InfoPath 2010 views.
InfoPath 2010 conditional formatting
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn how to add InfoPath 2010 conditional formatting and how to combine multiple expressions into one condition on an InfoPath 2010 formatting rule.
2 Ways to make a field required in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 video tutorial you will learn two ways to make an InfoPath field required and when it makes sense to use each method.
InfoPath 2010 resource files
Learn how to add and use resource files in InfoPath 2010.
InfoPath 2010 merge forms
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn how to use the InfoPath 2010 merge forms functionality in InfoPath Filler 2010 to merge multiple forms into one form.
Testing forms in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn how to test InfoPath forms by setting sample data for previewing forms to prepopulate an InfoPath form for testing purposes.
InfoPath 2010 export source files
Learn how you can in InfoPath 2010 export source files to extract form files from an InfoPath form template.
InfoPath 2010 validation rules
Validate phone number in InfoPath
Learn how to use a regular expression to validate a phone number in InfoPath 2010.
Controls in InfoPath
Hide a field in InfoPath 2010
Learn how to in InfoPath 2010 hide a field by using one of the most common methods to hide controls in InfoPath 2010.
Resize a control in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn how you can make a control on an InfoPath form resize dynamically within a layout table or assume a fixed width.
Buttons
Add an image to a page layout header in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn a trick to misuse a picture button in InfoPath 2010 to add an image to the header of a page layout table.
Restore an InfoPath 2010 button to its original style
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn how you can quickly restore a button to its original display settings for style and formatting in InfoPath 2010.
Date Pickers
InfoPath 2010 date picker default value
Learn how you can set the default value for an InfoPath 2010 date picker or InfoPath 2010 date and time picker.
InfoPath 2010 date picker with only future dates allowed
Learn how you can use InfoPath data validation rules to allow only future dates to be selected from an InfoPath date picker and InfoPath 2010 date and time picker.
Dates and time zones in InfoPath 2010
Learn how you can use a date and time picker control in InfoPath 2010 to specify time zone information for dates.
File Attachments
InfoPath file attachment control
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn where InfoPath 2010 stores attachments when you attach a file to an InfoPath form.
List Boxes
Copy text from a list box to a text box in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn how to use rules and filters to lookup the name of an item in an external data source used to populate a list box control, and copy the item's text to a text box control.
Dependent drop down lists with disappearing items
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn how to create InfoPath dependent drop down lists where items can only be selected once from a group of drop-down list boxes on an InfoPath 2010 form.
InfoPath combo box control
Learn what an InfoPath combo box control is and how it works.
Master Detail
InfoPath 2010 master detail example
This article shows an InfoPath 2010 master detail example that makes use of an InfoPath master detail control to present data that has a one-to-many relationship.
Repeating Tables
What is InfoPath repeating table
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn what an InfoPath repeating table is and how an InfoPath repeating table works.
Repeating table vs. repeating section in InfoPath
Learn what the difference is between a repeating table and a repeating section in InfoPath 2010.
Hide a column in a repeating table in InfoPath 2010
See how you can hide a column in an InfoPath 2010 repeating table using rules and a toggle button on a form.
InfoPath sum function to calculate repeating table sum
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn two ways to calculate the sum of multiple fields in InfoPath using the InfoPath sum function in a repeating table.
InfoPath repeating table sum
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn how to calculate the sum of two different repeating tables in InfoPath 2010.
Highlight rows of a repeating table in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn how to use conditional formatting to highlight rows in a repeating table based on a text string that is typed into a text box.
InfoPath avg function in repeating table
In this InfoPath 2010 video you will learn how you can use the InfoPath avg function in a repeating table to create functionality similar to that of the InfoPath Application Rating sample form.
Sections
InfoPath choice section and choice group controls
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial video you will learn what InfoPath choice section and choice group controls are and how they work.
Integrating InfoPath with Other Applications
Excel
Display Excel 2010 data in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath 2010 tutorial you will learn how you can convert an Excel file into an XML file and then use that XML file in InfoPath 2010 to display data from Excel.
Import InfoPath 2010 data into Excel 2010
Learn how to import InfoPath data into Excel 2010 by connecting an InfoPath form as an XML data source to an Excel spreadsheet.
Miscellaneous solutions
InfoPath format date function (Part 1)
See how you can use normal date formats such as for example 'MMMM d, yyyy' to format dates in InfoPath.
InfoPath format date function (Part 2)
Learn how to use an XPath function to format a date in InfoPath 2010.
InfoPath Demo Videos
InfoPath solutions
Cascading drop down lists in an InfoPath repeating table
This InfoPath demo is the completed solution for recipe 99 of InfoPath 2010 Cookbook in which drop down list boxes have been placed within an InfoPath repeating table.
Make InfoPath attachment read-only
This InfoPath demo is the completed solution for recipe 79 of InfoPath 2010 Cookbook in which an InfoPath attachment is made read-only by selecting a check box.
InfoPath print view text on image overlay
This InfoPath demo is the completed solution for recipe 16 of InfoPath 2010 Cookbook in which text filled out on an InfoPath form is printed on an image through a print view.
InfoPath date and time picker with time drop-down list
This InfoPath demo is the completed solution for recipe 67 of InfoPath 2010 Cookbook in which a drop down list box is used to select time for an InfoPath date and time picker control.
Show / hide section on time of day
In this InfoPath 2010 demo you will see how you can display the current time on an InfoPath form and have a section shown or hidden based on the current time of the day.
Use an InfoPath form to perform CRUD actions on an Access table with Memo field
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use an InfoPath form to add, edit, and delete records in a Microsoft Access database table that has a Memo field.
InfoPath forms in SharePoint
Convert InfoPath form to Word via SharePoint
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use a codeless InfoPath 2010 form and a SharePoint Designer 2010 workflow to create a Word 2010 document and store it in a SharePoint document library.
InfoPath SharePoint Search form
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use a codeless InfoPath 2010 form and SharePoint Search to search for InfoPath forms or documents in a SharePoint form library.
Create InfoPath form through SharePoint Designer 2010 workflow
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use a codeless InfoPath 2010 form and SharePoint Search to search for InfoPath forms or documents in a SharePoint form library.
Link InfoPath form to Excel in SharePoint 2010
In this InfoPath demo video you will see an InfoPath form linked to Excel in SharePoint 2010 can send data to from InfoPath to Excel to update a chart or perform calculations.
Calculate business days between two dates excluding holidays using Excel Services
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can take a codeless InfoPath browser form and call Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 to calculate the amount of business days between two dates excluding holidays and weekends.
Add event to SharePoint calendar through InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath demo video you will see an InfoPath form used to add an event to a SharePoint calendar and that has the ability to check for overlapping events before adding the item to the SharePoint 2010 calendar.
Connect SharePoint form library form to SharePoint list form through SharePoint web part connections
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how a SharePoint form library form can send data to a SharePoint list form by using the send data to web part functionality in InfoPath.
Extract emails from people picker in InfoPath 2010
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can get email addresses from an InfoPath 2010 people picker control for a selected group of users.
Display Access 2010 data in an InfoPath 2010 browser form
In this InfoPath demo video you will see an InfoPath browser form in SharePoint linked to and retrieving data from a Microsoft Access database through a data connection and InfoPath repeating table.
Submit/retrieve an entire InfoPath form to/from SQL Server
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use a web service to submit or retrieve entire InfoPath 2010 forms to or from SQL Server 2008.
Auto-number InfoPath forms in a SharePoint form library
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use a SharePoint event receiver on a SharePoint form library to automatically number InfoPath forms that are submitted to the SharePoint form library.
Use an InfoPath form and SharePoint Designer workflow to send an email with attachments
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use a custom workflow activity in a SharePoint Designer 2010 workflow to extract data and attachments from an InfoPath form that is submitted to a SharePoint form library, send an email with attachments, upload the attachments as documents to a SharePoint document library, and include a link to the InfoPath form in the email.
Convert an InfoPath form to Word and PDF in SharePoint 2010
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use Word Automation Services in SharePoint 2010 to convert a Word document that has been automatically generated based on data from an InfoPath 2010 form into a PDF document.
SharePoint Designer workflow to switch InfoPath views
In this InfoPath 2010 demo you will see how you can use a SharePoint Designer 2010 workflow to set the startup view in an InfoPath 2010 form.
Use an InfoPath form to add a recurring all day event to a SharePoint calendar
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can use an InfoPath form to submit and add a normal event, an all-day event, a recurring event, and a recurring all-day event to a SharePoint 2010 calendar.
Submit an InfoPath form to a web service and then retrieve return values
In this InfoPath demo video you will see how you can submit InfoPath form data to a web service and then retrieve and display any values that the web service sends back to the InfoPath form after it has been submitted.
