Insert an ink picture control
You can create an ink picture control in your form in which people using Tablet PCs can draw images. Ink picture controls are bound to fields.
Insert an ink picture control (automatically create the data source)
You can have Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 automatically create the data source when you insert ink picture controls (as well as other controls). If you do this, InfoPath will create a field in the data source that is bound to the ink picture control.
- In design mode, place the insertion point where you want to insert the ink picture control.
- If the Controls task pane is not visible, click More Controls on the Insert menu.
- In the Controls task pane, make sure the Automatically create data source check box is selected.
Note If the check box cannot be selected, the form's design does not allow the data source to be automatically created. You must insert an ink picture control that is bound to an existing field or to a field that you create.
- Click Ink Picture.
Insert an ink picture control (bind to an existing field)
- In design mode, place the insertion point where you want to insert the ink picture control.
Note If you are binding the ink picture control to a repeating field, the control must be inside a repeating table or repeating section.
- If the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
- In the Data Source task pane, right-click the field you want the ink picture control to be bound to, and then click Ink Picture.
Note If you do not see Ink Picture as a choice on the shortcut menu, make sure that the field has a picture data type.
Security Ink Picture controls are not a secure method of collecting and storing signatures. If you want to collect and store secure signatures in your form, it is recommended that you use digital signatures.
The binding is correct.
The control may not function as expected because of a potential binding problem. To identify the potential problem, right-click the control, and then click More Details on the shortcut menu.
The control will not function correctly because of a binding problem. To identify the problem, right-click the control, and then click More Details on the shortcut menu.