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Hands-On Microsoft Lists

By : João Ferreira, Rene Modery
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Book Image

Hands-On Microsoft Lists

5 (1)
By: João Ferreira, Rene Modery

Overview of this book

Microsoft Lists is an extremely flexible and powerful platform for creating custom data models. Hands-On Microsoft Lists is an easy-to-read guide for those who want to get started with Lists, as well as those who are already familiar with the basic concepts and want to create custom and flexible Lists that are easily available through a web interface. This comprehensive introduction to Lists will show you how to get up to speed in no time with the help of practical guidance and examples. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, you’ll understand how to use and implement Microsoft Lists effectively. You’ll start by covering all the basic concepts that will help you to build your Microsoft Lists and get the most out of the platform. As you progress, you’ll explore how to customize Microsoft Lists layouts and forms. Later chapters will guide you through integrating Microsoft Lists with the Power Platform. Throughout the book, you’ll work with practical scenarios that you can use daily to improve the collaboration in your organization. By the end of this Microsoft book, you’ll have learned how to create custom data models to improve the way your data is put together, managed, and consumed in your workplace.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Getting familiar with Microsoft Lists' user interface

In this section, you will become familiar with the layout of Lists on the four platforms where it is available.

After completing this section, you will have the foundations to move on and start learning how to create and manage your own lists.

Microsoft Lists on the web

The following screenshot represents the web version of Microsoft Lists. Its main components have been identified with numbers:

Figure 1.4 – Microsoft Lists main screen – web version

Figure 1.4 – Microsoft Lists main screen – web version

Let's look at these components in more detail:

  1. New Lists: This button allows you to create new lists on the platform. New Lists has several options, all of which will be explained in detail in Chapter 2, Creating Your First List.
  2. Favorites: The Favorites section allows you to mark the lists you use the most and pin them to the top of the page. Besides being displayed at the top of the page, favorites lists are...