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Having run in to the same issue, I have found that it is indeed a default setting for InfoPath buttons to only appear when the form is displayed in Edit mode. The link below explains that the workaround is to make picture buttons instead, which WILL work in Read mode.
How to mark InfoPath web part as read only?
Instead of marking the InfoPath Web Part as read only (in the edit web part UI) I created a new view of the form and marked the view as read only. Then you change the web part to use the read only view. Now you do need to make sure the views that the buttons switch to are also read only otherwise people will be able to edit them.
How can I change the size of my buttons on InfoPath?
To do this, you can click on your current button and click ‘Change Control’ found under the Properties tab. Alternatively you can create your own buttons and add them to your InfoPath form. If you want to keep the same buttons design and size, you could use a snipping tool to crop them from InfoPath, save locally and then upload back to InfoPath.
How to display a form in a web browser?
Let’s start with the Display form; go to the File menu, then select Info and Advanced form options. In the Form Options dialog, select the Web Browser category. In the Display View area, select the view you want to appear when displaying an item (in our sample, it is called Display view ).
Is there way to switch view in InfoPath?
I made a custom view with infopath and i’m trying to make something that looks like a tabbed view. So you would be able to switch views using tabs like navigation. But my buttons doesn’t show up once in view mode.
When I click on the Linked Item it opens up an InfoPath form in read mode. But no ability to switch to different views (pages) in my form is allowed unless I go to edit mode. Why do the buttons disappear while in Read mode. Is this a default behavior?
Why is my InfoPath form not working in chrome?
We have a InfoPath form which has multiple rich box controls. Everything works perfectly when we go and create a new form in IE. But when users trying to do the same through chrome the rich text box control is giving error. Is there any way we can eradicate this error and make this thing work in chrome browser.