Microsoft® Office System Step by Step -- 2003 Edition

Designing a New Form

If an existing form or sample isn’t close to what you need, you can start with a blank form. When designing a new form, InfoPath will define your data source automatically as you work.

In this exercise, you will create a form for recording customer requests for products that are not immediately available from The Garden Company.

1. In the Fill Out a Form task pane, click Design a Form.

2. In the Design Form task pane, click New Blank Form.

   InfoPath opens a new form and displays the Design Tasks task pane.

   

3. At the top of the form, type Customer Product Request. Then select the text you just typed, and on the Format menu, click Font.

   The Font ...