InfoPath Basics
Learn how InfoPath works and how to perform basic actions in InfoPath.
Work with InfoPath
Open InfoPath forms
How to make InfoPath 2010 open XML files
Learn how you can use InfoPath Filler 2010 to open XML files that are not InfoPath forms and that were not created using InfoPath.
How to open an InfoPath form and template that were moved or copied
Learn how you can change the contents of an InfoPath form that is linked to an InfoPath form template that was moved or copied to a different location or computer, so that you can open the InfoPath form again in InfoPath.
Layout InfoPath form templates
How to make fields in InfoPath the same size
Learn how you can use Layout Tables and the Width property on InfoPath fields to make fields in InfoPath the same size.
Display data in InfoPath
Main vs. secondary data sources
This article explains the difference between the Main and secondary data sources and shows you how to programmatically retrieve a reference to the Main data source or to a secondary data source.
How to populate an InfoPath form when it is opened/loaded
This article explains how to use rules or code to fill form fields when an InfoPath form is opened or loaded.
InfoPath Resource Files - purpose and benefit
Learn what resource files in InfoPath are and when you should use them.
Publish InfoPath form templates
Change the quick publish location
Learn how you can change the publish location after you have previously published an InfoPath form template, used the quick publish functionality in InfoPat 2010, and would like to republish the InfoPath form template but then using a different publish location.
Use Controls in InfoPath
Date pickers
Date and time basics in Microsoft Office InfoPath
Understand how Microsoft Office InfoPath uses dates to be able to do your own date manipulations and calculations within InfoPath.
InfoPath 2010 date and time picker control basics
Learn how to add a Date and Time Picker control to an InfoPath 2010 form template and then set the value of the Date and Time Picker control using rules or code.
2 Ways to place a Date Picker in a Repeating Table in InfoPath
Learn how you can add or convert a text box control that is located within a repeating table on an InfoPath form template into a date picker control
Drop-down list boxes, combo-boxes, and list boxes
List control basics in InfoPath
This article explains how to use list controls such as drop-down list boxes, combo boxes, list boxes, and multi-select list boxes in InfoPath.
Repeating tables and repeating sections
Repeating control basics in InfoPath
This article explains the basics of repeating tables and repeating sections in InfoPath.
How to create a hidden column in an InfoPath repeating table
Step-by-step instructions describing two ways to hide a column in a repeating table in InfoPath.
How to pre-fill a repeating table in InfoPath with rows of data
Learn how you can add default rows to a repeating table in InfoPath, so that when you open the form, the repeating table already contains a certain amount of rows with data.
Using InfoPath Math functions with repeating fields as input
Learn how to use the avg, sum, min, max, and eval functions in InfoPath together with repeating nodes to perform calculations.
Use Rules and Conditions in InfoPath
Rules
Understanding Rules in InfoPath
This article explains what Rules are in InfoPath and how you can use them.
3 Ways to validate data in InfoPath
Learn how to use InfoPath data types, data validation conditions, and rules to check the value of a field in InfoPath.
Conditions on rules
IF-ELSE statements as conditions on rules in InfoPath 2010
Learn how to convert if-else statements into conditions on action rules in InfoPath 2010.
Make a control required based on a condition
Learn how you can use data validation in InfoPath to make a field required based on a condition or the value of another field.
