Converting Word or Excel Docs into Infopath

[Karl T]

Hi
Just started using infopath and want to find out if I can import\convert
existing word and excel documents into Infopath 2003.

If so can you advise me the url to find out instructions on how to do this
or a good training site in order to learn infopath.

Thanks in advance
Karl

 

[Scott L. Heim [MSFT]]

Hi Karl,

You would need to save your Excel and Word files as XML and then try to
create an InfoPath solution from those files; however, this is typically
not a simplistic process. You may be better in the long run to start from
scratch.

Here are numerous InfoPath links that you may find of benefit:

InfoPath Training
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/infopath/toolsandcode/default
aspx?pull=/library/en-us/odc_2003_ta/html/odc_landinfo03_tr.asp

A beginner's guide to forms and form templates
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011559631033.aspx

Digitally signing data in an InfoPath Form
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odc_ip2003_ta/html/ODC_INFDigitallyS
igningData1.asp

InfoPath BLOG Site
http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/

InfoPath Developer Site
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnanchor/ht
ml/odc_ancinfo.asp

InfoPath FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/office/office2003/plan/inpthfaq
mspx

InfoPath SDK
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=351F0616-93AA-4FE8-
9238-D702F1BFBAB4&displaylang=en

InfoPath Technical FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/office/office2003/plan/inpthfaq
mspx#ECBAA

InfoPath Toolkit for VS.NET
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7e9ebc57-e115-4cac-
9986-a712e22879bb&DisplayLang=en

Understanding Fully Trusted Forms
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ipsdk/html/
ipsdkUnderstandingFullyTrustedForms.asp

Xpath Sample Expressions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xmlsdk/html
/daa75346-ccd1-4033-9250-9b9f3ba5762c.asp

I hope this information helps!

Scott L. Heim
Microsoft Developer Support

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