https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/39.aspxNew to InfoPath? Search to see if your question has already been answered. If it has not, then ask it here or the appropriate topic forum.enCommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/24175.aspxFri, 02 Nov 2007 19:57:41 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:24175adamrharding0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/24175.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&PostID=24175<p>Hi, Welcome to the Forum</p> <p>The validation only really kicks in once the submit button is pressed.&nbsp; For a more pressing notification use a rule off the previous field to run when not blank and then show a dialogue box instructing them to fill the field in, or use the PLACEHOLDER functionality accessed in the fields properties to hint at this.</p> <p>I hope this helps</p>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/24172.aspxFri, 02 Nov 2007 19:32:35 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:24172Metti0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/24172.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&PostID=24172<p>I am checking the option for &quot;Cannot be blank&quot; under the Validation and Rules properties of mandatory form elements to force users to enter field data in order to save the form.&nbsp; However, users are able to leave the fields blank, and still save the form.&nbsp; How do I solve this?&nbsp; Any help would be appreciated.</p>