Certificate In InfoPath 2010 Essentials Online Course

Module One: Getting Started

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Open and close InfoPath
• Use InfoPath’s Available Form Templates window and the interface
• Add rules to customized forms
• Explain XML at a high level
• Use InfoPath Filler 2010 to fill out forms
• Design a form from scratch using Microsoft InfoPath Design 2010
• Work with InfoPath tables
• Create field labels
• Add and modify basic controls, including picture and file attachments
• Understand what advanced control types can be used for
• Format controls
• Add data validation and conditional formatting rules to controls
• Use the Logic Inspector and Design Checker
• View and modify data sources, fields, and groups
• Manually bind controls to a data source
• Create, modify, and delete InfoPath views
• Change the color scheme of a form
• Check spelling
• Preview and test a form
• Protect a form
• Publish or print a form

Module Two: Opening and Closing InfoPath

• Lesson One: Opening InfoPath
• Lesson Two: Using the Available Form Templates Window
• Lesson Three: Exploring the InfoPath's Interface
• Lesson Four: An XML Primer
• Lesson Five: Closing InfoPath

Module Three: Using the InfoPath Filler 2010

• Lesson One: Launching Microsoft InfoPath Filler 2010
• Lesson Two: Entering Data
• Lesson Three: Checking Your Spelling
• Lesson Four: Printing Form
• Lesson Five: Saving the Form

Module Four: Designing a Form Framework

• Lesson One: Creating a Blank Form
• Lesson Two: Adding a Table
• Lesson Three: Adding a Table
• Lesson Four: Adding and Removing Rows or Columns
• Lesson Five: Merging and Splitting Cells
• Lesson Six: Formatting Tables
• Lesson Seven: Changing Table Properties

Module Five: Adding Labels

• Lesson One: Adding Labels
• Lesson Two: Changing the Font Color
• Lesson Three: Adding Effects
• Lesson Four: Using the Font Task Pane
• Lesson Five: Aligning Text

Module Six: Adding Controls

• Lesson One: Adding a Standard Controls
• Lesson Two: Adding Repeating and Optional Controls
• Lesson Three: Adding File Controls
• Lesson Four: Adding Picture Controls
• Lesson Five: Advanced Types of Controls

Module Seven: Formatting Controls

• Lesson One: Changing the Visual Properties of a Control
• Lesson Two: Using the Control Properties Dialog
• Lesson Three: Adding Data Validation Rules
• Lesson Four: Applying Conditional Formatting
• Lesson Five: Running the Logic (Rule) Inspector

Module Eight: Working with Data Sources

• Lesson One: Viewing Data Source Information
• Lesson Two: Managing Fields and Groups
• Lesson Three: Adding a Data Connection
• Lesson Four: Manually Binding Controls

Module Nine: Creating a View

• Lesson One: Creating a Custom View
• Lesson Two: Creating a Print View
• Lesson Three: Setting a View as Default
• Lesson Four: Deleting Views

Module Ten: Finishing the Form

• Lesson One: Changing the Color Scheme
• Lesson Two: Checking Your Spelling
• Lesson Three: Using the Design Checker
• Lesson Four: Protecting Your Form
• Lesson Five: Previewing the Form

Module Eleven: Distributing Your Form

• Lesson One: Understanding Saving vs. Publishing
• Lesson Two: Using the Publishing Wizard
• Lesson Three: Printing the Form

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise

• Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life. Henry L. Doherty
• It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. Attributed to Harry S. Truman
• Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned. Mark Twain