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Adding and formatting a layout table

Adding and formatting a layout table

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Adding and formatting a layout table

Every good form is based on layout tables. Layout tables allow us to position and in InfoPath size the controls we place in a form. For example all of these controls with the same size, because they're in the same column. By using layout table we get a very regular standardized appearance to our forms. We also ensure that it's very easy for us to position controls on the page. If I simply start dropping controls into a space that doesn't have tables in it, then I'll spend a lot of time trying to ensure the controls are lined up with each other. By using tables my controls are left aligned, my labels are left aligned, everything looks really good. So if I want to I have additional layout tables, I simply choose INSERT and select one of the tables that are here or create a Custom Table. So let's talk about each of these little bit. When you point to a table and hover you'll get a description of the tables. This is a Two-Column table with both a heading and a subheading. Now when you see…

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