Create a Form Library from InfoPath
When
starting from scratch with the Blank Form template, you can use the
Publish Form to a SharePoint Library option to create the form library
and publish the form, but you also need to enter submit options after
the form has been published. Therefore, you need to publish again after
you have entered the submit options. It becomes a chicken-or-the-egg
scenario.
Nonetheless, if you create a
form using the Blank Form template, you may create the form library to
house it using the Publish Form to a SharePoint Library option, as
follows:
1. | From
the File menu, select Publish. On the Publish page, click SharePoint
Server (Publish Form to a SharePoint Library). The Publishing Wizard
appears.
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2. | Enter your main SharePoint URL or the full site address where you want the form library created and click Next.
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3. | Keep the defaults to create a form library and use the form in the web browser. Click Next.
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4. | Select the Create a New Form Library option, as shown in Figure 1, and click Next.
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5. | Enter the name of the new form library and a description on the next wizard dialog and click Next.
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6. | Click Next on the fields selection dialog.
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7. | Verify the information and click Publish. |
Design a SharePoint Form Using the SharePoint Form Library Template
The SharePoint Form
Library template provides you with additional starting points, including
two subheadings and tables, as shown in Figure 2.
Tip
The SharePoint Form Library template is a glorified version of the Blank Form template.
