1. In design mode, if the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
2. If your form uses more than one data source, click Main in the Data source list. You cannot add fields or groups to secondary data sources.
3. In the Data Source task pane, right-click the field or group to which you want to add a field, and then click Add on the shortcut menu.
4. In the Name box in the Add Field or Group dialog box, type a name for the new field.

   Note  Names cannot contain spaces. They must begin with an alphabetic character or underscore ("_"), and they can only contain alphanumeric characters, underscores, hyphens ("-"), and periods (".").

5. In the Type list, click either an element field (the standard type of field) or an attribute field.

   Note  If you are adding a field to an existing field, the type must be Field (attribute).

6. In the Data type list, click the data type of the field.

   Note  Attribute fields cannot have rich text (XHTML) data types.

7. To specify that the field should contain an initial value when the form is first opened by a user, type the value in the Default value box.
8. To make the field a repeating field, select the Repeating check box.

   Note  Attribute fields cannot repeat.

9. To require that the field contain a value, select the Cannot be blank check box. If you select this check box, any control bound to the field that does not have a value entered into it will be marked with a red asterisk or, for some types of controls, a dashed red border.

1. In design mode, if the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
2. In the Data Source task pane, right-click the group to which you want to add a group, and then click Add on the shortcut menu.
3. If your form uses more than one data source, click Main in the Data source list. You cannot add fields or groups to a secondary data source.
4. In the Name box in the Add Field or Group dialog box, type a name for the new group.

   Note  Names cannot contain spaces. They must begin with an alphabetic character or underscore ("_"), and they can only contain alphanumeric characters, underscores, hyphens ("-"), and periods (".").

5. In the Type list, do one of the following:
   • To add a standard group, click Group.
   • To add a choice group, which can be bound to a choice group control, click Group (choice).
6. To make the group a repeating group, select the Repeating check box.

When you reference an existing field, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 creates a new field whose properties are linked and matched to the properties of the original field, including the name and data type. Both fields become reference fields, and any changes you make to one field updates the other field automatically.

1. In design mode, if the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
2. If your form uses more than one data source, click Main in the Data source list. You cannot reference fields or groups in a secondary data source.
3. Right-click the field on which you want to base the reference field, and then click Reference on the shortcut menu.
4. In the Reference Field or Group dialog box, click the group that you want to contain the new reference field.

   Note  Two reference fields cannot be part of the same group.

When you reference an existing group, InfoPath creates a new group whose properties and fields are linked and matched to the properties and fields of the original group. Both groups become reference groups, and any changes you make to one group, including changes to the fields in that group, updates the other group automatically.

1. In design mode, if the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
2. If your form uses more than one data source, click Main in the Data source list. You cannot reference fields or groups in a secondary data source.
3. Right-click the group on which you want to base the reference group, and then click Reference on the shortcut menu.
4. In the Reference Field or Group dialog box, click the group that you want to contain the new reference group.

   Note  Two reference groups cannot be part of the same group.