Windows Vista and Microsoft InfoPath 2007

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Office InfoPath 2007 combines the familiar Microsoft Office system environment with Microsoft Office InfoPath Forms Services to deliver effective business forms solutions to your organization. Office InfoPath 2007 helps organizations efficiently structure and manage forms-driven business processes.

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Extend the Reach of Your Business Processes

InfoPath e-mail forms and Office InfoPath Forms Services extend the reach of your business processes to familiar programs and platforms using forms as e-mail messages, Web browser forms, or forms for mobile devices.

?	Gather information using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 e-mail messages. With Office InfoPath 2007, you can complete forms without leaving the familiar Office Outlook 2007 environment, helping you complete your forms quickly and efficiently.

Use Office InfoPath 2007 and Office Outlook 2007 together

Complete InfoPath forms using Web browsers and mobile devices. Office InfoPath 2007 and Office InfoPath Forms Services make it easy to extend InfoPath solutions beyond your firewall because forms can be completed using many different Web browsers and mobile devices. Supported browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.

Office InfoPath Forms Services

Use a wide range of form deployment options. To help ensure maximum flexibility and reach, InfoPath forms solutions can be deployed to a variety of locations, including Office InfoPath Forms Services, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services technology, Office Outlook 2007 e-mail messages, and shared network folders.

Minimize training time with the familiar Microsoft Office system environment. Office InfoPath 2007 makes it easy for everyone to complete forms by including features like the spelling checker, font style menus, and other familiar Microsoft Office system tools.

Build Efficiency into Your Business Forms

Office InfoPath 2007 makes it easy to create and deploy electronic forms solutions that streamline information-gathering tasks. Office InfoPath 2007 helps ensure the information you collect is consistent and accurate.

	Collect the right information?the first time. Office InfoPath 2007 provides rich data validation, screen tips, and conditional formatting?without requiring code.
	Build forms using pre-defined parts. Office InfoPath 2007 helps you build forms with a simple drag-and-drop interface, adding pre-built template parts that include sophisticated data connectivity features.
	Eliminate the hassle of version management. Office InfoPath 2007 and Office InfoPath Forms Services enable automatic updates of published form templates, helping ensure everybody is working with the most current version.
	Convert Microsoft Office Word documents and Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheets to InfoPath form templates. Build data integrity, version control, and structure into information gathering by converting legacy documents to rich InfoPath form templates.
	Create PDF or XPS records of your form data. With Office InfoPath 2007, you can create a Portable Document Format file (PDF) or XML Paper Specification (XPS) version of your completed InfoPath form for archival and records management.

Deploy Effective Form Design and Management Tools

Office InfoPath 2007 and Office InfoPath Forms Services provide a sensible approach to forms design and management, so organizations can conduct business processes with maximum efficiency.

	Master your forms workflow using Office InfoPath 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Use the workflow management tools in Office SharePoint Server 2007 to drive information-gathering processes efficiently.
	Design a single form for Web browsers and InfoPath clients. Office InfoPath 2007 includes a design checker to help ensure consistency for forms deployed to Office InfoPath Forms Services.
	Help protect important information in InfoPath form templates. Office InfoPath 2007 includes support for information rights management to help protect forms from inappropriate usage.
	Develop advanced forms solutions with Office InfoPath 2007 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Build InfoPath forms solutions by creating InfoPath projects hosted within Visual Studio 2005, helping developers to build solutions using managed code and the Microsoft .NET Framework.
	Integrate InfoPath solutions with your existing systems and processes using XML standards. Office InfoPath 2007 includes support for Web services, XML schema, Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT), and a host of other industry integration standards to help ensure compatibility with your existing infrastructure.
	Help developers and form designers work in harmony with improved Office InfoPath 2007 deployment options. Control the form design process using the new deployment options of Office InfoPath 2007, including codeless form development, user interface customization, and template part libraries.