Beginning InfoPath 2003
Chapter One
InfoPath - The Journey Begins
InfoPath is a new journey for both users and developers. If you are like many people, you may
have many questions about just what InfoPath is and how it will help you in your work. That is
what this chapter is all about. In it you will:
Learn what InfoPath is, and how it can be used for various solutions.
Read about different ways to connect data to InfoPath.
Understand deployment requirements of InfoPath forms.
Take a look at a typical InfoPath form.
What Is InfoPath, and
How Can It Be Used?
InfoPath is a forms management tool that enables you to create forms and publish them in a number
of different ways. InfoPath enables you to use forms that are attached to various types of existing
data, and to use data that is self-contained within the form. Before going into more detail, take
a look at what the problem was before InfoPath came about.
The Challenge of Forms Management
Over the last decade there have been a number of attempts, both inside and outside of Microsoft,
to enable users to create forms quickly, yet responsibly, to work with data. You can see this ... read full excerpt from Beginning InfoPath 2003 ebook
