How to obtain a copy of the InfoPath template file associated with a SharePoint Form Library

Here are the steps you can use for obtaining a copy of the InfoPath template file (i.e. template.xsn) after it has been published to a SharePoint form library:

1. Open IE and navigate to the SharePoint site where your forms library exists
2. Click on Site Actions -> View All Site Content
3. Under the Document Libraries section, locate and click on the link for your form library
4. On the Library Tools tab, click on Library
   
   
   
   
   
5. Locate the Connect & Export section and click on Open with Explorer
   
   
   
   
   
6. When Windows Explorer pops up, click on the Forms directory
   
   
   
   
   
7. Locate the "template.xsn" file
   
   
   
   
   
8. Copy and paste the "template.xsn" file to a location on your local hard drive

You may now edit that local copy of the template.xsn file using InfoPath and publish the form back to the SharePoint form library (i.e. the path information was saved to the form when it was published).

Hide/Display the form ribbon on an InfoPath 2010 form

On one of our SharePoint 2010 Team Sites, we're currently leveraging a custom InfoPath 2010 form to override the look and feel of the form that's used for creating/modifying items in one of our SharePoint lists as well as perform several custom actions during the form's Save operation which is controlled by button clicks.  As a result, we no longer need the ribbon and, in fact, would prefer to remove it since it's causing more problems and confusion.

In order to hide the ribbon, you may do so via InfoPath 2010 as follows:

1. Using IE, navigate to your List view
2. Under the List Tools tab, click on the List tab
3. Click on the Customize Form ribbon item
4. Once InfoPath Designer opens, click on File -> Info -> Form Options
5. To completely remove the ribbon, uncheck the Show InfoPath command in Ribbon or toolbar checkbox
6. Click OK
7. Save the changes and publish your form

Once these steps are complete, the ribbon will no longer appear on the form whenever a user creates/modifies a list item.