3. Introducing Forms Services

Getting Started

One of the most important features of InfoPath 2010 is the ability to fill out a form in a Web browser. Welcome to Microsoft InfoPath Forms Services 2010—a feature of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 that allows people to use Web browsers to fill out and manage InfoPath forms and form templates.

In the previous chapter, we explored the basics of how to design forms with InfoPath Designer 2010. Most of what has been discussed so far has been relevant to forms designed for the InfoPath Filler client as well as for Forms Services. In this chapter, we’ll talk about the design concepts of working with the browser. In fact, you already know how to design a form for filling in a Web browser, thanks to the ...

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