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Remove data validation

To prevent unwanted data validation (data validation: The process of testing the accuracy of data; a set of rules you can apply to a control to specify the type and range of data that users can enter.) alerts from appearing when users fill out a form, you can remove data validation conditions, change the data type (data type: Property of a field that defines the kinds of data the field can store. Examples of data types include Text, Rich Text, Whole Number, Decimal, True/False, Hyperlink, Date and Time, and Picture.), or change the control from required to optional.

Show 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 Conditions with data validation list in the Data Validation dialog box, click the validation that you want to delete, and then click Remove.

Show Change the data type

In design mode, double-click the control whose data type you want to change.
On the Data tab in the Control 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.

Show Change a control from required to optional

In design mode, double-click the control you want to change.
On the Data tab in the Control Properties dialog box, clear the Cannot be blank check box.

Notes

If a form is based on a pre-existing XML Schema (XML Schema: A formal specification, written in XML, that defines the structure of an XML document, including element names and rich data types, which elements can appear in combination, and which attributes are available for each element.) or a sample form, the schema may contain validation conditions that you cannot modify using InfoPath.
The information in this topic may not apply if you are working with a form designed using Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 without the service pack installed.