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InfoPath on SharePoint Online error: “This form cannot be opened in a web browser. To open this form, use InfoPath”

Here’s an annoying error you might experience when using InfoPath Forms with Office 365 (SharePoint Online).

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So to save your time, let’s go straight to the solution:

Enable Form Rendering in the Office 365 Admin Console

Go to your Office 365 Portal (http://portal.office.com) and choose Admin console.

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Then Enable Form Templates Rendering for Browsers

You will see a warning about InfoPath being discontinued in the future, don’t worry about it for the moment, this is another discussion. For now, you just want to get this done.

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Re-publish Your InfoPath Form Again

Now, what you have to do is to:

  1. Close your browser session
  2. Republish your InfoPath Form

Note that at the end you will see Security Level: Domain. If you see this, it means it worked. Previously you would see Security Level: Restricted.

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That’s it! I hope this was helpful to you and saved you a couple of hours banging your head against the Surface keyboard Smile