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SharePoint 2010 For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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SharePoint 2010 For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Vanessa L. Williams
July 2012
Beginner
504 pages
10h 54m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 12

Creating Forms and Workflows

In This Chapter

arrow Changing SharePoint forms with InfoPath

arrow Creating workflows with SharePoint Designer

arrow Using workflow conditions and actions

arrow Creating workflow variables and formulas

arrow Customize the workflow forms and publishing the workflow

With SharePoint 2010, you are able to customize the SharePoint forms used for editing list and library information by using InfoPath to add functionality to forms without requiring a developer’s help. You can also use SharePoint Designer to add no-code workflows to automate your business processes that probably start in SharePoint today, again without the need for help from a developer.

Customizing Forms with InfoPath

You’ve always been able to customize the default forms in SharePoint or create your own, but it’s never been a task that the average user can accomplish. With SharePoint 2010, replacing the out of the box forms with good-looking forms is definitely easier.

There are three different forms in a typical ...

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