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The document discusses how to insert a group of option buttons in Microsoft Office InfoPath forms. It describes option buttons as mutually exclusive choices where the user selects one option by clicking its button. The document provides tips on when to use option buttons and compares them to similar controls like checkboxes and list boxes.

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Visual Inspection

The document discusses how to insert a group of option buttons in Microsoft Office InfoPath forms. It describes option buttons as mutually exclusive choices where the user selects one option by clicking its button. The document provides tips on when to use option buttons and compares them to similar controls like checkboxes and list boxes.

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Insert a group of option buttons

InfoPath 2010 InfoPath 2013

You can insert two or more option buttons on your Microsoft


Office InfoPath form template when you want users to select
one choice from a limited set of options.

In this article
• When to use a group of option buttons
• The user experience
• Insert a group of option buttons
• Layout tips

When to use a group of option buttons


Use a group of option buttons on your form template to
present a small number of related but mutually exclusive
choices to users.

In the following illustration, employees and managers click


option buttons to rate job performance on a performance
review form. In each section, users can select only one button.
When users open a form that is based on your form template,
none of the option buttons are selected by default. If you
want one of the option buttons to be selected when users
open the form, you can select the This button is selected by
default check box (Option Button Properties dialog box) for
that option button.

Related controls
InfoPath includes controls that are similar to option buttons
but that serve different purposes. To decide which of these
controls works best on your form template, refer to the
following list:

Check box Like an option button, a check box supports


options that are either on or off. The difference is that you
typically use check boxes for yes/no decisions or nonexclusive
choices.

List box Like a group of option buttons, a list box enables


users to select from multiple options on the form. However,
with list boxes, users make their choice by clicking an item in
the list, rather than by clicking a small circle.

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The user experience


When users fill out a form that is based on your form
template, option buttons appear as small circles with labels
next to them. When users click one of the buttons, a dot
appears in the middle of that circle. In any set of option
buttons, only one button can be selected.

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