Microsoft InfoPath 2010 Advanced Training Course Outline

InfoPath Training CoursesThis 1-day course teaches the advanced features and functions of InfoPath 2010. Students will learn about the forms-creation and data-gathering tool that helps organizations streamline business processes. InfoPath 2010 is designed for both advanced business users and developers, depending on the type of forms-based solution an organization needs. Without writing code, advanced business users can use InfoPath 2010 to design sophisticated electronic forms to quickly and cost-effectively gather information. Developers can create advanced forms for departmental and enterprise business processes, including composite applications and workflow sequences, with InfoPath 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and SharePoint Designer 2010—using little or no code.

Course contents


Unit 1  Design & Publish Forms
Form Planning
Planning Considerations
Create a Blueprint
Table Gridlines
Table Width
Creating a Form Layout
 
Unit 2  Form Controls
Manage Form Controls
Standard Controls
Inserting Controls in the Form Template
Adding a Repeating Section
Changing a Text Box Control to a Drop-Down List Box Control
Adding a Section and Applying Conditional Formatting to the Section
Specifying the Data Source
Viewing and Modifying the Data Source
Design an Optional Section
Template Parts
Inserting a Layout Table
Adding a Graphic
Importing a New Template Part
 
Unit 3 
Form Publishing
Categories in the Form
Options Dialog Box
Using Design Checker
Form Submit Options
Publishing a Form
Configuring the Main Submit Action
Entering Data and Submitting the Form
 
Unit 4  Advanced Operations
Advanced Controls
Set Conditional Formatting on an Optional Section
Configuring a control as a trigger for an optional section
Repeating Sections
Insert a Horizontal Repeating Table
Add Formulas to Form Controls
Apply Data Validation in InfoPath 2007 Forms
Publish Forms to a SharePoint Site
Modifying a Published Form Template
Creating a Working Copy of a Published Form Template
Modifying the Data Source of the Working Copy
Publishing the Modified Template
Overview of InfoPath Forms Services
Manage Document Libraries
Submit Form Data to a Document Library