Introducing InfoPath 2013

• Understanding the InfoPath 2013 Programs
• Opening InfoPath files
• Starting InfoPath Designer 2013
• Using the InfoPath Designer interface
• Understanding the steps for creating a template

Template-Creation Basics

• Creating a template from scratch
• Previewing and printing a form
• Saving a template
• Importing Word and Excel forms

Creating a Data Source

• Understanding data sources
• Automatically creating a data source
• Setting field properties
• Modifying a data source

Formatting a Template

• Selecting a page layout template
• Adding and formatting a layout table
• Choosing a theme
• Inserting a logo or other picture
• Inserting an online image

Using Controls to Collect Data

• Understanding the use of form controls
• Organizing a template with sections
• Changing data binding for a control
• Using text controls
• Using rich text controls
• Using date pickers
• Using lists boxes
• Using bulleted and numbered list controls
• Using check boxes
• Using option buttons
• Changing a control’s type

Setting Options and Formatting Controls

• Formatting labels
• Formatting controls
• Using rules to catch incorrect or missing data
• Using rules for conditional formatting

Using Table and Sections for Repeating Data

• Using repeating tables
• Using repeating sections
• Using optional sections
• Using choice controls

Using Object Controls

• Using the file attachment control
• Using the hyperlink control
• Calculating a value with form data
• Using the picture controls

Creating Browser Forms

• Understanding browser, or thin-client, forms
• Checking a template for use in a browser

Finishing a Template

• Checking spelling
• Testing a template

Creating Views

• Creating a view
• Creating a print view
• Setting view properties
• Using buttons to switch views

Publishing Options

• Understanding submit options
• Understanding security and publishing
• Submitting using email
• Publishing on a network share
• Distributing using email
• Using Quick Publish
• Viewing the files InfoPath creates

Publishing a Template in SharePoint

• Publishing InfoPath templates in SharePoint
• Submitting a form to a SharePoint library
• Promoting columns in SharePoint
• Changing SharePoint library views for InfoPath forms
• Modifying a form library template
• Publishing a form to a SharePoint list

Advanced Data Techniques

• Understanding data connections
• Creating a data connection to a SharePoint list
• Creating a list or combo box based on an XML file

Using Advanced Templates

• Creating a using template parts
• Importing an Excel form
• Importing a Word form
• Creating a template based on an XML or schema file

Digital Signatures

• Understanding digital signatures
• Enabling digital signatures in a form
• Using digital signatures in a form
• Applying a developer digital signature in a form