Newbie Questions

Re: Hi Hilary, further to your comment about Word Print View

Hilary Stoupa — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:14:07 GMT

Hi, Ian:

I know you've got several posts going on this right now, but I have to say the same thing everyone else is -- Word print views are hard. If you are using InfoPath 2007, this blog post might help you. If you are using 2003, try this.

Re: Hi Hilary, further to your comment about Word Print View

Ian Dawson — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:15:32 GMT

Hi Hilary, again, it has been a lojng time since I last used the InfoPath. Seems, I am in a stalemate with progressing the InfoPath Print View into a Word.

My client has now asked to effectivey DUMP InfoPath and just use the access database to construct the word document.

The idea behind using WORD is, the secretary needs to brush up the appearance of the document produced.

Now I have slaved over 5 months, trying to get things working. WITH no pay. And I am pretty cheesed off. I am even reluctant to continue in the path the client would like.

BUT, if I could some how build an InfoPath to Word pprint view interface, that would allow the secretary to edit the document, that would make my day.

On that basis, how do I constuct that XML interface (or whatever) to achieve my goal????

Really looking forweard to a favourable response to my problem.

Ian

Re: Hi Hilary, further to your comment about Word Print View

Hilary Stoupa — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:51:17 GMT

Word Print views are tough. Is there any way a print view in InfoPath could suit your needs? You can create a print view for a view in a form and only put the fields you want to have print on it....

Re: Hi Hilary, further to your comment about Word Print View

Ian Dawson — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:01:05 GMT

Sorry to bother you but,

I am floundering around the web trying to sort out how to get word print view working.

I have a large form, as I mentioned to you weeks ago, I have split up the large table, now have to load all the supplier detail into the customer purchase order, as I cannot seem to get a database submit on the form. Anyway I am working around that problem.

My BIG , and urgent problem now is, how to down load an xslt form an SDK data and eventually getting Word Print View to work.

Can you please help?

Re: Header

Hilary Stoupa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:19:55 GMT

Thanks, Greg! -- my mistake, I thought it did....

Re: Header

Greg Collins — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:03:44 GMT

Actually, unless Microsoft has updgraded that tool, the WordPrintView feature does NOT support headers/footer. So that's not a good avenue unless Microsoft has addressed that missing feature.

Re: Header

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:40:49 GMT

The reason I pointed you to the Microsoft link was because they have a tool you can use to create the XSLT that you can use for the Word Print View. It is a multi-step process -- you can use the InfoPath to Word Wizard to create the Word Print View, and then you can add the resulting view to InfoPath. Did you have a chance to try following the steps in the link? It looks a little complex and kind of intimidating at first, but it isn't too bad once you get into it...

Re: Header

wesley121 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:22:57 GMT

I am still not clear about this. I tried the word view but i do not have or know what an XSLT file is. My main thing is that I need a field (text box) from the form to be printed in the header. I am using IP 2003.

Re: Header

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:23:31 GMT

As you can see in Greg's post above, fields in the header are IP 2007 only. Have you thought about creating a Word print view for your form? You may be happier with the formatting options available to you there. Here is a link to more information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa662316.aspx

Re: Header

wesley121 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:10:59 GMT

I have IP 2003. I would like to have a text box that the user fills out in the form and then that value would display in the header. is this possible?

Re: Header

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:29:19 GMT

I do not believe you can put controls in the header. You can put a field in there (IP2007) and somewhere in your form have a text box that the user fills out -- then that value would display in your header.

Re: Header

wesley121 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:14:47 GMT

How can I put a text box in the header. The only thing i seem to be able to put into it is the page number etc.

Re: Header

Greg Collins — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:57:56 GMT

Field in the header/footer is a new feature to InfoPath 2007 and will not work in InfoPath 2003.

Re: Header

barmatt80 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:58:06 GMT

you can put fields of information from your form in it. They just do not allow tables to format how the data is presented. So if you need a lot of information, put them in text boxes and then put them in the headers.

Re: Header

wesley121 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:39:07 GMT

So what can i put in the header besides the page number and stuff like that?