Amal Nagm

This layout table has two rows.

There are three columns in the second row. The center column is used only for spacing purposes.

Insert a predefined layout table

1. On the form template, place the cursor where you want to insert the layout table.
2. On the Format menu, click Layout.
3. In the Insert layout tables list in the Layout task pane, click the type of layout table that you want.
4. To add extra rows and columns to the table, click in a table cell on the form template, and then click the options that you want in the Merge and split cells list.
   Tip To delete rows, columns, or the table itself, right-click anywhere in the table, point to Delete, and then click the option that you want.

Insert a custom layout table with specific dimensions

1. On the form template, place the cursor where you want to insert the layout table.
2. On the Tables toolbar, click Insert, and then click Layout Table.
3. In the Insert Table dialog box, enter the number of columns and rows that you want to include in the table.

Draw a custom layout table

1. On the form template, place the cursor where you want to draw the layout table.
2. On the Tables toolbar, click Draw Table.
   The pointer changes to a pencil.
3. To define the outer boundaries of the table, draw a rectangle on the form template, and then draw the column and row boundaries inside that rectangle.
   
4. To erase a line or block of lines, click Eraser on the Tables toolbar, and then click and drag the eraser along the line that you want to erase.

Automatically format the controls inside a layout table

When you click the arrow next to the employee group, a menu offers options for inserting controls. To insert controls inside a layout table, click Controls in Layout Table on the menu.

Each field (field: An element or attribute in the data source that can contain data. If the field is an element, it can contain attribute fields. Fields store the data that is entered into controls.) in the employee group is now neatly represented by a control and corresponding label on the form template. The control labels are derived from field or group names in the data source.

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1. If the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
2. In the Data Source task pane, select a nonrepeating group (group: An element in the data source that can contain fields and other groups. Controls that contain other controls, such as repeating tables and sections, are bound to groups.) that contains one or more fields.
   Note If you select a repeating group (repeating group: A group in the data source that can occur more than once. Controls such as repeating sections and repeating tables are bound to repeating groups.) by mistake, you get a different set of commands on the shortcut menu.
3. Right-click the group, and then click Controls in Layout Table on the shortcut menu.
   Microsoft Office InfoPath instantly adds a layout table to the form template that contains the controls and labels for each field in the selected group. InfoPath determines the type of control to add, based on the data type (data type: Property of a field that defines the kinds of data the field can store. Examples of data types include Text, Rich Text, Whole Number, Decimal, True/False, Hyperlink, Date and Time, and Picture.) for the field or group. For example, if the individual fields in a group use a Text (string) data type, InfoPath adds text box controls in the table cells.