To
prevent unwanted data validation alerts from
appearing when users fill out a form, you can remove data validation
conditions,
change the data type,
or
change the control from required to optional.
Remove data validation conditions
- In design mode, select the control whose data validation you want to remove, and then click Data Validation on the Format menu.
- In the Data Validation dialog box, click Delete.
- In design mode, double-click the control whose data type you want to change.
- On the Data tab in the Properties dialog box, click the data type you want in the Data type box. The Text (string) data type allows users to enter any combination of text, numbers, and other characters, except rich text and images.
Change a control from required to optional
- In design mode, double-click the control you want to change.
- In the Properties dialog box, clear the Cannot be blank check box.
- Click Data Validation.
- In the Data Validation dialog box, if the condition specifies "is present" or "is not blank," then Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 will display an error alert if the control's field is present or contains a value. To remove this validation, click Delete.
Note If a form template is based on a pre-existing XML Schema or a sample form, the schema might contain validation conditions that you cannot modify using Office InfoPath 2003.