The Benefits of InfoPath

InfoPath 2003 is a new member of the Microsoft Office System that enables ordinary PC users to collect information by typing data or making selections in an easily designed, simple-to-use, HTML-based form and save the information in a XML document file that any other XML-enabled application can process. Your first reaction to this understatement might be: “So what? There are plenty of HTML form design programs available, including Microsoft FrontPage, and I can create data entry forms in Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word.”

Here’s the key to InfoPath’s success: Microsoft designed InfoPath for capturing semi-structured data in an intuitive form with the familiar Officestandard user interface (UI). Semi-structured means ...

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