Newbie Questions

Re: Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

Aruna Akella — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:28:51 GMT

Glad it worked! :)

Re: Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

jlewis — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:32:25 GMT

Thanks for your help. I messed around with the row spacing on mine and got it working like you suggested. I wish Infopath was not this picky and that it could detect these problems on it's own. Thanks again.

Jeff

Re: Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

Aruna Akella — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:28:45 GMT

Here is the snapshot.

Re: Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

Aruna Akella — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:27:16 GMT

I modified your xsn - all I did was added some space b/w rows and it looks fine in outook.

Attached the modified xsn.

Let me know how it goes for you.

Thanks!

Re: Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

jlewis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:37:22 GMT

I tried your xsn and it worked fine in outlook. Here is a link to my xsn: http://bit.ly/aFz34K

Please let me know what you find. I'm pulling my hair out on this one. Please note that you can click the top right button labeled "Insert Test Data" to automatically fill out the required fields.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

Aruna Akella — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:40:10 GMT

Hi Jeff,

I am an InfoPath newbie and it would be nice to share and learn from others. Let me see how much I can help you.

I am using Infopath 2007 and Outlook 2007.

I tried the same thing as you mentioned above and my cell alignment looks fine in the outlook. Attached the form for your reference. Just download it and save it locally and try submitting this form to make sure the cell alignment looks fine in your outlook. (Note: change the email alias in the "EmailSubmit" data connection to a valid one)

Can you send me your xsn? - so that I can see the table properties. thanks!

Multi Line Text Box in Table Displays Wrong in Emails

jlewis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:44 GMT

I've had this problem before and I don't know why infopath 2007 is doing this. When I create a form with tables and multi line text boxes, it looks fine in the preview and print preview. When I submit the form through email, the form looks distorted in outlook 2007.

Here is a screenshot of the form in Infopath 2007 design view:

Here is a screenshot of the same sections in an Outlook 2007 email: (Notice the misaligned text boxes).

Can anyone tell me how to fix this alignment problem? I've adjusted table cell margins, padding, and alignment settings with no luck. If I print the email it looks fine and doesn't do this. If I print the form from the preview it looks fine too. I need it to look good in an email though.

Thanks,
Jeff