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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)

Learning about Power Virtual Agents and Microsoft Lists

With Power Virtual Agents, you can create bots that use information stored in Microsoft Lists to reply to users. The integrations between Microsoft Lists, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Automate make the interaction with the list data a breeze.

Note

Power Virtual Agents is not included in the Microsoft 365 plans, and it requires a separate license in order for it to work. More information about prices can be found on the Power Virtual Agents website: https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/.

In this section, you will learn how to create a bot that replies to the end user with the information that is stored in the list. Although the process described does not cover all the Power Virtual Agents features in detail, it rather focuses on integration with Microsoft Lists.

Scenario

Diane is responsible for all the new hires in the HR department, and to make her work easier, she has created a list in Microsoft Lists to...