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# customCategory Element

Specifies the category that the form template appears under in the Fill Out a Form task pane.

## Type

`xsd:complexType`

## Child Elements

None.

## Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
name | `xsf:xdTitle` | required | Specifies the name of the custom category. | minLength = 1 maxLength = 255 pattern = ([^\p{Z}\p{Cc}\p{Cf}\p{Cn}])(([^\p{Zl}\p{Zp}\p{Cc}])*([^\p{Z}\p{Cc}\p{Cf}\p{Cn}]))?

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="customCategory">
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsf:xdTitle" use="required"></xsd:attribute>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

## Remarks

The customCategory element is an optional element of the initialXmlDocument element.

Note This item is not supported when the Disable Service Pack features option on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in InfoPath is selected or when Microsoft Office 2003 Editions Service Pack 1 or later is not installed. Any form defined by a form definition file (.xsf) that includes this item cannot be opened in InfoPath when service pack features are disabled or unavailable.

## Example

The following is an example of the customCategory element:

    <xsf:fileNew>
       <xsf:initialXmlDocument
          caption="Travel Report"
          href="TravelReportTemplate.xml">
          <xsf:customCategory name="Reports"/>
       </xsf:initialXmlDocument>
    </xsf:fileNew>

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