March, 2006

In April, the InfoPath team will present three MSDN WebCasts introducing the new features available in InfoPath 2007. These three presentations will provide a high-level overview of InfoPath 2007. In the future, we will offer more detailed presentations that dive down into individual features of InfoPath 2007.

 

We hope you will join us for the first three InfoPath 2007 presentations. Here is more information about the first three talks including the schedule.

 

Time: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (PST)

Presenter: Gray Knowlton, SR. Product Manager - Office

Description: This webcast presents an overview of the new features in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 and InfoPath Forms Services. Join us to learn how you can use InfoPath 2007 to automate and extend business processes by utilizing XML and integration standards to connect electronic forms to virtually any application or system.

 

Time: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (PST)

Presenter: Kalpita Deobhakta, Program Manager - InfoPath

Description: Were you aware that you can design Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 forms for both the rich client and the browser in a single step? This webcast presents the design-once process for InfoPath 2007, and covers debugging, deployment, and improving the performance and scalability of forms. Find out how to host the InfoPath rich client in other applications, and how to tightly integrate InfoPath 2007 forms into Web pages. We also discuss best practices for using the hosted form control to build powerful but easy-to-use solutions.

 

Time: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (PST)

Presenter: Nima Mirzad, Program Manager - InfoPath

Description: This webcast presents an overview of Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 programmability features including the managed object model, template parts, and provisions for third-party hosting. We also discuss techniques for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Applications (VSTA) and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System (VSTO) to develop Office InfoPath 2007 forms.

 

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We've been heads down working on the upcoming Beta and had to take a break from blogging. But now we're back and excited to share the ins and outs, tips and tricks, and best practices for getting the most out of Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 and 2007 (Beta). We'll also post announcements for events like the Beta release, web casts, and conferences. 

 

 

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So stay tuned for regular updates you can add to your bag of tricks for rapidly developing dynamic powerful InfoPath forms.

 

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