1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

• Create InfoPath forms.
• Import and export form data.
• Customize form layout.
• Manage views.
• Secure the forms.
• Distribute forms.
• Manage controls.
• Work with databases.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for persons with web design experience, forms administrators, information coordinators, Microsoft Office system power users who need to gather, reuse, distribute, and collaborate using XML-based forms. Students taking this class should have proficiency in Microsoft Office products, concentrating in forms development and experience working in a tagged environment (such as, HTML or FrameMaker with SGML).

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating InfoPath Forms

• 1A: Explore the User Interface
• 1B: Draft a Form
• 1C: Add a Data Validation Rule
• 1D: Test a Form

Lesson 2: Importing and Exporting Form Data

• 2A: Import Forms into InfoPath
• 2B: Export Form Data to Excel
• 2C: Export Form Data to the Web

Lesson 3: Customizing Form Layout

• 3A: Format a Form
• 3B: Customize Tables
• 3C: Insert Graphic Objects
• 3D: Create Optional and Repeating Sections
• 3E: Merge Forms

Lesson 4: Managing Views

• 4A: Create Custom Views
• 4B: Modify a View
• 4C: Create a Print Version for a View
• 4D: Assign User Roles to a View

Lesson 5: Applying Security to Forms

• 5A: Protect InfoPath Forms
• 5B: Restrict Access to a Form
• 5C: Set Security Zones

Lesson 6: Distributing Forms

• 6A: Publish a Form Template
• 6B: Publish a Form to Email Recipients
• 6C: Troubleshoot Publishing Problems

Lesson 7: Managing Controls

• 7A: Data Source Concepts
• 7B: Customize Controls
• 7C: Bind Controls

Lesson 8: Working With a Database

• 8A: Develop a Form From a Database
• 8B: Use InfoPath Forms to Add Records to a Database
• 8C: Use InfoPath Forms to Query a Database
• 8D: Populate Controls Using a Database

For more information on Acumen Classes
Please contact Deb Wagnon 314.333.3330
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Saint Louis, MO 63119