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/26626.aspxWed, 20 Feb 2008 16:26:59 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:26626Clay Fox0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/26626.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&PostID=26626<p>You can add a rule which uses a substring function to insert the dashes in the correct positions when the cell is left but no I do not believe there is a way to have it build as they go like in some interfaces.</p>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/26590.aspxTue, 19 Feb 2008 18:19:55 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:26590hensleydl0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/26590.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&PostID=26590<p>I am in the process of getting familiar with Infopath.&nbsp; We are migrating from another form generator.&nbsp; My question is, How can you format data entered into a text field.&nbsp; For example: you have a SSN field (i.e. 999-99-9999).&nbsp; In other automated forms, the user can just type the numbers and the numbers will be placed in their proper locations.&nbsp; Is there a way for infopath do do that?&nbsp; I know that you can check the field to see if it is entered in the proper format.&nbsp; But our users are used to entering fields like that without the separators.&nbsp; Any suggestions would be appreciated.</p>