Is there a way for apply same format to multiple fields?

[Bev Kaufman]

I am working on a small form in InfoPath 2007, only 16 fields. I do not want
to allow users to enter data until they had entered a unique valid ID. This
is a string field, and is not automatically generated by the system.

I used a simple conditional formatting, setting the field to read-only if
the id field is blank. By the time I finished, that little instruction had
gotten really old, and that's with only 15 fields. I don't want to think
about when I graduate to complex forms with dozens of fields.

So, is there a way to apply the same formattings or rules to a collection of
fields? I've already tried selecting a group of fields. When I do,
conditional formatting is no longer in the context menu.

 

[Clay Fox]

A couple ideas.

Have them take care of the ID field requirement right up front.
Put the rest of the fields in a section and hide them until they take care
of job 1. Or put them in another view and switch after the ID is done.

In 2007 you can make a whole view read only. Build your view. then make a
copy. make one Readonly. This is easier than multiuple fields.

Instead of having a static form layout, think in terms of a wizard, break
your form into several steps and make the form more dynamic. I find it makes
it more intuitive for the user and often easier to implement the form logic.