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How LiveCycle Designer ES converts Microsoft InfoPath objects

LiveCycle Designer ES preserves the layout when converting a Microsoft InfoPath file. However, you may need to do some manual repositioning of objects afterward to make the form look as good as possible.

The table identifies the key objects in an InfoPath form and indicates how LiveCycle Designer ES treats them when they are imported.

 

Item	Converted	Not Converted
Controls	Text boxes, including rich text boxes, are converted to text fields. Drop-down list boxes are converted to drop-down list boxes. Values are included only if the control is filled manually. List boxes are converted to list boxes. Date picker controls are converted to Date/Time fields unless the data type for the date picker in InfoPath is set to “Text (String)”. In this case, it is converted to a Text field. Check boxes are converted to check boxes. Option buttons are converted to radio buttons. Buttons are converted to buttons.	Validation rules Scrolling Images embedded in rich text boxes A group of option buttons may not be converted to a single radio button group. Submit actions for buttons are not handled Padding properties of check boxes and radio buttons Attachments Custom controls
Expression boxes		Not converted
Lists	Numbered lists are converted to text. For bulleted lists, the text only is converted to text.	Bullet symbols
Pictures	Pictures are converted to images.	Ink pictures
Schema	If the InfoPath form has been designed based on a schema, the schema is imported and binding is done automatically in LiveCycle Designer ES.
Scripts		Not converted
Scrolling regions	Scrolling regions are converted to subforms.
Sections	Sections are converted to subforms. Repeating sections are converted to repeating subforms in a form. Add and delete buttons are provided to add or delete the instance of the section when filling the form.	Include/exclude properties Instructional text Only one instance of any optional or repeating sections is converted
Tables	Tables are converted to tables. Repeating tables are converted to repeating tables in a form. Add and delete buttons are provided to add or delete the instance of the section when filling the form.	Some border styles are not supported. Only the visible rows in a repeating table are converted. Rows that have been merged vertically are converted to subforms in a positioned layout.
Text	Text is converted to text. Any highlight color is converted to background color.	Hyperlinks

How LiveCycle Designer ES converts Microsoft InfoPath objects