Getting Started with InfoPath Forms Services

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

InfoPath Forms Services, which is included as part of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, enables InfoPath form templates designed in Microsoft InfoPath 2010 to be published as ASP.NET Web applications that provide a similar experience to filling out a form in the InfoPath Filler. Throughout this section of the SDK, the term InfoPath Forms Services is used to describe the technology that enables InfoPath form templates to be converted and rendered in the browser.

Other resources, including two MSDN articles about hosting the InfoPath form editing environment in a custom Windows application or in a custom Web application, can be found on the InfoPath Developer Portal.

In This Section

• What's New in InfoPath Forms Services
  Provides a summary of the new features in InfoPath Forms Services.

• InfoPath Forms Services Overview
  Provides a high-level overview of InfoPath Forms Services.

• How Do I...in InfoPath Forms Services
  Provides links to topics that describe key tasks when working with InfoPath Forms Services.

• InfoPath Forms Services Architecture
  Describes how InfoPath Forms Services is built upon SharePoint Server 2010 and what the key components of the InfoPath Forms Services technology are.

• How to: Use Query Parameters to Invoke Browser-Enabled InfoPath Forms
  Control the functionality of browser-enabled forms in InfoPath Forms Services by using URL query parameters.

Reference

For information about how to automate the administration of InfoPath Forms Services, see the Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Administration namespace.

For information about how to embed a browser-enabled form in a custom Web page published to InfoPath Forms Services, see the XmlFormView class reference in the Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Controls namespace.