Understanding How InfoPath Works

The original goal of the developers of XML was to provide a way of separating content (data in XML format) from presentation (HTML text and formatting code) in Web documents. This distinction enables displaying the same data in multiple presentation formats—typically browsers running on conventional PCs, handheld organizers, and cell phones. InfoPath forms follow the principle of separation of data and presentation. An InfoPath form combines an XML data document and a template; the template defines the presentation of the data for editing, messaging, and printing.

Defining forms, templates, data documents, and views

InfoPath’s documentation doesn’t always distinguish between forms, templates, data documents, ...

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