I am delighted that Scott Roberts and Hagen Green, two prominent members of the InfoPath product team, decided to share their experiences in this book. " - From the Foreword by Jean Paoli, cocreator XML 1.0 and Microsoft Office InfoPath Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 offers breakthrough tools for gathering, managing, and integrating critical business information, and creating efficient forms-driven processes. Learn how to: Design form templates: create blank form templates, insert and customize controls, use advanced formatting, and construct and lay out views Work with data: start with XML data or schema, manually edit data sources, and understand design-time visuals Add business logic custom forms, and integrate them with other applications Retrieve and query data from external data sources, including XML files, databases, SharePoint lists, Web services, and ADO.NET datasets Send and receive form data using ADO.NET Save, preview, and publish to e-mail, SharePoint, and more Build reusable components with template parts Create workflows with SharePoint and InfoPath E-Mail Form Administer Forms Services and Web-enabled form templates Build advanced form templates using C # code form, control custom, add-ins, and the new InfoPath 2007 managed object model Design form templates using Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Update, secure, and optimize your form templates List of Figures List of Tables Preface Preface About the Author PART I: Designing Forms Chapter 1: Introduction to InfoPath 2007 Chapter 2: Basics of InfoPath Form Design Chapter 3: Working with Data Chapter 4: Advanced Controls and Customization Chapter 5: Adding Logic without Code Chapter 6: Retrieving Data from External Sources Chapter 7: Extended Features Data Connections Chapter 8: Submitting Form Data Chapter 9: Saving and Publishing Chapter 10: Building Reusable Components Chapter 11: Security and Deployment Chapter 12: Creating Reports Chapter 13: Workflow Chapter 14: Introduction to Forms Services Part II: Advanced Form Design Chapter 15: Writing Code in InfoPath Chapter 16: Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 Chapter 17: Advanced Forms Services Chapter 18: Hosting InfoPath Chapter 19: Building Custom Controls Using ActiveX Technologies Chapter 20: Add-ins Chapter 21: Importers and Exporters Appendix: Further Reading Index