In Brief

• The text box control is used to capture short pieces of text, such as a username. There is no password control in InfoPath 2003.

• The rich text box control allows arbitrary content including formatted text and images to be collected in an InfoPath form.

• The drop-down list box control allows a user to choose one from a range of specified options.

• The list box control provides functionality similar to the drop-down list box control.

• The date picker control allows the user to enter a date as text, or to choose a date from a calendar.

• The check box control provides an option to choose zero or more options from a set of defined options.

• The option button control provides a way to select exactly one option from a defined set of options.

• The section control provides a convenient technique to group other form controls.

• The optional section control provides a way to conceal or show items in a section at the user's option.

• The repeating section control provides sections that can repeat at the user's option.

• The repeating table control provides a tabular display of repeating form data.

• The list controls provide a way to collect itemized data from the user.

• The button control has an OnClick event and can be used to control scripting code.

• The hyperlink control can be used to link to information relevant to the user filling in the form.

• The picture control allows a user to insert a digital image into a form. A picture control can be nested in a repeating section.

• The ink picture control allows users of Tablet PCs to create drawings in a form.