Chapter 4: Get Started with Forms

How to…

Overview

• Design a form

• Create a simple form using InfoPath

• Format forms you have created

• Preview and save forms

Now that you have seen what the end user will experience when using InfoPath, it’s time to get your hands dirty and start creating some InfoPath forms of your own. This chapter first looks at the form design process. It then moves on to show how to create a simple InfoPath form that can be used to save the data entered into an XML file. This chapter provides you with the opportunity to look at some of the commonly used features and formatting techniques, and sets the stage for later chapters that delve deeper into specific areas within InfoPath.

As you go through this chapter, you are going to walk through the process of creating an Employee Information form that can be used to collect information such as the employee’s name, address, e-mail, and so on. By the time you reach the end of the chapter, you should have the basic skills needed to create and distribute your own InfoPath forms.