Creating a resource guide using InfoPath

[westend]

I am a librarian in charge of developing resource guides for our clients. In
the current format this consists of a word document with a branded header and
footer, the body consists of the name of a resource as a hyperlink [when
possible] followed by a sentence or two of text describing what the resource
covers, how to access, etc. A number of these snippets remain the same for
each resource guide, while other vary depending on the topic covered. I am
constantly having to cut, paste, re-write these snippets to build new
resource guides. Is there any easier way to do this using InfoPath or other
Office software program? I am currently running Office 2007.

Ideally the program would present a template already populated with the
standard text and the option to pull in snippets from a database. Does anyone
know if this is possible and of any product that can help?

 

[Harikrishna]

Hi,

InfoPath can be used to get this,
Go though the following steps:
1. Design a form in a required format with headers and footers and all the
other fields.
2. Place a button in the form designed.
3. Create another view named 'View2' by copy pasting 'View1'.
4. Set the rules to button placed in 'View1'.
Two rules have to be set for this:
a. One is to switch to the 'View2' when button is clicked, so that a new
form all the fields is shown.
b. Next rule is to get the data from database.