You can have Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 automatically create the data source when you insert rich text boxes (as well as other controls). If you do this, InfoPath will create a field in the data source that is bound to the rich text box.

1. In design mode, place the insertion point where you want to insert the rich text box.
2. If the Controls task pane is not visible, click More Controls on the Insert menu.
3. 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 a rich text box that is bound to an existing field or to a field that you create.

4. Click Rich Text Box.
5. To specify the type of rich text that users can enter, double-click the rich text box, click the Display tab, and select or clear the check boxes under Available formatting.

1. In design mode, place the insertion point where you want to insert the rich text box.

   Note  If you are binding the rich text box to a repeating field, the rich text box must be inside a repeating table or repeating section.

2. If the Data Source task pane is not visible, click Data Source on the View menu.
3. In the Data Source task pane, right-click the field you want the rich text box to be bound to, and then click Rich Text Box on the shortcut menu.

   Note  If you do not see Rich Text Box as a choice on the shortcut menu, make sure that the field has a rich text data type.

4. To specify the type of rich text that users can enter, double-click the rich text box, click the Display tab, and select or clear the check boxes under Available formatting.

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 the 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.