The if is in the conditions on your rules
So create a rule put RowId = 1 in the conditions
Then have the action set your field to "text"

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> I'm working on a form that I need to default a box to a text only IF
> the row number is 1. The information is in a repeating table so the
> row numbers increment thru the section. Does anyone have any ideas?