Microsoft InfoPath 2013 Foundation Training Course Outline

InfoPath Training CoursesThis 1-day course teaches the core features and functions of InfoPath 2013. Students will learn about this forms-creation and data-gathering tool that helps organisations streamline business processes. InfoPath 2013 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 2013 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 2013, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, and SharePoint Designer 2013—using little or no code.

Course contents

Unit 1   Introduction
Why use InfoPath?
What Are Forms?
Form Elements
Lifecycle of an InfoPath 2013 Form
Creating and Publishing a Form Template
Filling Out a Form
Managing Data
Maintaining Forms 
 
Unit 2   Getting Started
The Getting Started Dialog Box
Open, Complete and Save a Form
Filling Details in a Form
Access Help in InfoPath 2013 
 
Unit 3   InfoPath 2013 and Other Programs Info and Technologies
Send Forms Using Outlook 2013
Viewing and responding to the form
Organise Returned InfoPath Data in Outlook 2013
Send and Export InfoPath 2013 Form Data to other programs
Exporting an InfoPath 2013 Form from Outlook 2013 to a Web Page
Exporting an InfoPath 2013 Form from Outlook 2013 to an Excel 2013 Workbook 
 
Unit 4   Importing & Modifying Forms
Import Compatibility Issues Modify
Text Fields
Import an Excel 2013 Worksheet and modify controls
Comparing the Imported Form Controls
Adding a Date Picker
Control to Handle Date Selection
Adding Fields to the Form
Previewing the Form
Form Control Properties in InfoPath 2013
Apply Conditional Formatting to a Control
Modifying a Form
Adding and Configuring a Primary Submit Button
Add a Submit Button and Adding Conditional Formatting to the Submit Button  
 
Unit 5   Form Views, Images and Form Design
Add and Format Images in InfoPath 2013 Forms
Opening and Modifying an InfoPath 2013 Form in
Design Mode
Adding a Row and Inserting a Graphic
Modifying the Appearance of Sections in a Form Editing View
Properties of the Form
Adding a New Print View Setting
Print Properties of the New View