Custom SharePoint Integration With Microsoft Infopath 2010

If you have a business which has an online presence or which you foresee to have an online presence in the recent future, learning about InfoPath might be of help while you design your collaborative web-platform. Building just portals is now passé which now seems like someone standing at a place and blowing the trumpet. It is more about information sharing and collaboration now. SharePoint 2010 is the answer to creation of such an enterprise 2.0. InfoPath empowers SharePoint usage experience.

Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 is the defacto standard for choosing a forms designer. But the average SharePoint developer mostly reaches out to ASP.NET when he needs to create a form for SharePoint. It is surprising to note that at all those places you can employ InfoPath to even quicker form creation for enterprise management functions. Now, to take advantage of the same, clients normally want to embed InfoPath forms into a SharePoint 2007 site. There are 2 options for doing this – One, you could just create a forms library and link to the appropriate InfoPath forms. Two, you could try embedding the InfoPath 2007 form right inside SharePoint 2007. This can be done using web parts or can also be done programmatically.

With InfoPath 2010, SharePoint's list forms can be now fully customized. You can change the look of the form, switch from single column to multi-column layouts, break the unified form into sections, validate the user-information entered, pre-populate fields, and cause certain sections of the form to show and hide automatically. After customizing the form, publishing the form back to the SharePoint site would replace the default form.

Microsoft InfoPath was released as a part of Microsoft Office 2007 to develop XML-based data entry forms. The ability to write, edit and view XML documents with one to many links among different schema was developed by InfoPath 2007. Towards the later part of 2009, Microsoft released a beta version of InfoPath which was split into two separate functionalities – InfoPath Designer and InfoPath Filler. We would focus on InfoPath 2010, on the whole, in this document.

Benefits of InfoPath 2010

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Enables Quick and Efficient Form creation.
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Helps create sophisticated and rich forms without writing code in InfoPath with just one click.
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Gives participants the ability to fill out forms online or offline.
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Helps in building modular, scalable, and portable SharePoint apps. The InfoPath Form webpart is now available too which can be used to create mashups without any coding.
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Enables embedding of the forms in SharePoint Webparts.
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Helps in connecting forms with line-of-business information and other Web Services.
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Helps in more easily managing forms on the server.

We at Mindfire Solutions have been working with SharePoint 2007 and InfoPath 2007 integration since couple of years now. After the launch of SP2010 and InfoPath 2010, we also have executed projects for global customers which needed InfoPath integration services. Using web part connections and other tricks, we can eliminate the need for massive coding which might be needed for custom form creation as well as the integration.

InfoPath is a versatile data-collection tool designed to make the creation of forms within SharePoint extremely easy, efficient, and connected to out-of-the-box or custom workflows. And yet, for IT pros and even SharePoint developers, InfoPath remains a mysterious application. Because SharePoint adoption is steadily increasing, we would like to take the opportunity to assist you more in your custom SharePoint Development needs.

Whats in store for me?

We are currently working on a few SharePoint 2010 projects which include SharePoint Migration and SharePoint development. Migrating from other technologies & older versions of SharePoint to SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 is our major strength at Mindfire Solutions. If you are looking to build a collaborative Enterprise 2.0, we can assist you in achieving your goal. Mindfire is a Microsoft Gold Certified company with its SharePoint professionals certified in Microsoft technologies. Please feel free to contact us now for your SharePoint needs.

Classic Menu for InfoPath 2010 2.25

Have you tried the Microsoft InfoPath 2010? If you have spent a lot of time adjusting yourself to the Ribbon interface of Microsoft InfoPath 2010, or being frustrated by searches for new features on the Ribbon interface, here is a solution to save your time for the transition, Classic Menu for Microsoft InfoPath 2010.

Classic Menu for InfoPath 2010, an Office add-in designed for Microsoft InfoPath 2010, brings the menus and toolbars of InfoPath 2003 and 2007 into the Ribbon of Microsoft InfoPath 2010, adds a "Menus" tab at the far left of the menu bar and allows you to work with InfoPath 2010 as if it were InfoPath 2003/2007.

All classic menu items of InfoPath 2003 and 2007 are well displayed as a group in the tool bar of the Ribbon, while all new features and commands of Microsoft InfoPath 2010 are added to the classic style interface.

The software allows you to work with InfoPath 2010 as if it were InfoPath 2003/2007. It shows the familiar classic menus and toolbars on the ribbon in Microsoft InfoPath 2010. If you were using InfoPath 2007/2003/XP/2000 before, you don`t need any trainings or tutorials after upgrading to Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with this add-in now.

The software supports all languages that are supported by Microsoft InfoPath 2010: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Dutch, Chinese, and more. It automatically shows the menus and toolbars in the language of your Microsoft Office 2010.

Fully compatible with Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Vista, Vista x64, XP, XP x64, Windows 2003 Server and 2008 Server.

You can enable or disable the classic menu and toolbar in an easy way. And the Classic Menu Manage center can help you quickly configure the setting.

Classic Menu for InfoPath 2010

Have you tried the Microsoft InfoPath 2010? If you have spent a lot of time adjusting yourself to the Ribbon interface of Microsoft InfoPath 2010, or being frustrated by searches for new features on the Ribbon interface, here is a solution to save your time for the transition, Classic Menu for Microsoft InfoPath 2010. Classic Menu for InfoPath 2010, an Office add-in designed for Microsoft InfoPath 2010, brings the menus and toolbars of office 2003 and 2007 into the Ribbon of Microsoft InfoPath 2010, adds a ?Menus? tab at the far left of the menu bar and allows you to work with InfoPath 2010 as if it were InfoPath 2003/2007. All classic menu items of InfoPath 2003 are well displayed as a group in the tool bar of the Ribbon, while all new features and commands of Microsoft InfoPath 2010 are added to the classic style interface. The software allows you to work with InfoPath 2010 as if it were InfoPath 2003. It shows the familiar classic menus and toolbars on the ribbon in Microsoft InfoPath 2010. If you were using InfoPath 2003 before, you don't need any trainings or tutorials after upgrading to Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with this add-in now.

The software supports all languages that are supported by Microsoft InfoPath 2010: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Dutch, Chinese, and more. It automatically shows the menus and toolbars in the language of your Microsoft Office 2010. Fully compatible with Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Vista, Vista x64, XP, XP x64, Windows 2003 Server and 2008 Server. You can enable or disable the classic menu and toolbar in an easy way. And the Classic Menu Manage center can help you quickly configure the setting. Easy install and uninstall. Easy to show or hide tabs of Ribbon. The InfoPath 2007 build-in tabs and groups on the ribbon are available at all times. The Classic Menu for Microsoft InfoPath 2010 is very stable and strong.

Microsoft Office 2010 x64 14.0 BETA

Microsoft Office 2010 gives you powerful new tools to express your ideas, solve problems, and connect with people. Office 2010 lets you work how, when, and where you want, letting you get things from a PC, the Web, and even a smart phone.

Use Office 2010 virtually anywhere: PC, phone, browser With Microsoft Office 2010, you can review and do minor editing on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote 2010 documents, virtually anywhere, by using Office Web Apps from more locations on more devices.

Keep your people productive on the go. Office 2010 lets you access and edit documents stored on a server while you’re offline with SharePoint Workspace 2010, and then automatically syncs these changes when you’re back online. So you stay productive while on the go.

Support your employees, regardless of location or device. Office 2010 saves you time and money by helping you deploy and manage Office on the PC, the smart phone, and the Web, all from within familiar Microsoft System Center tools.

Bring ideas to life

Create and deliver presentations that help you stand apart from the competition. Office 2010 puts you in the director’s chair, enabling you to create dazzling digital content in PowerPoint 2010 without the need for expensive third-party tools. And you can broadcast your presentation to anyone with a browser, even if they don’t have PowerPoint.

Stay organized and on top of your work. OneNote 2010 pulls together everything from daily sales figures to digital images, so all the information you need is easily accessible. You can also create side notes that stay on your screen as you move between different programs, so you can keep your thoughts organized as you multi-task. This helps you stay organized while saving you time.

Turn intuition into insights to make quicker and more informed business decisions. Excel 2010 provides tools for improved data visualization, which can give you key insights into business processes and tailor messaging and products to best meet customer needs. Whole trends can be conveyed in a single cell with Spark lines. And there are more options in styles and icons in conditional formatting, as well as the ability to highlight specific items like such as “max/min” in a single click.

Work better together
Collaboration means better work and beating deadlines. Co-authoring allows multiple people to work on the same document at the same time, such as an RFP, to respond faster and meet deadlines. With Office 2010, several team members can work on Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 documents simultaneously and see who else is working on which sections, regardless of location.

Reduce travel costs and spend less javascript:void(0)on third-party conferencing tools. Office 2010 helps your people save time and money by providing one-click communication through unified communications technology, and real-time document sharing from within Word, PowerPoint, and Excel 2010 without the need to switch applications. This makes virtual meetings more effective so team members can get more done without being in the same room.

Instantly share a presentation. Hold spontaneous meetings with customers and partners with PowerPoint 2010. Broadcast Slideshow allows you to present a slideshow entirely through a Web browser—no matter where your audience is at. No need for your customers to have a third-party conferencing tool, or even PowerPoint. All they have to do is click on a link and a browser window opens with your slides.