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Learn Microsoft Power Apps - Second Edition

By : Matthew Weston, Elisa Bárcena Martín
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Book Image

Learn Microsoft Power Apps - Second Edition

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By: Matthew Weston, Elisa Bárcena Martín

Overview of this book

Microsoft Power Apps provides a modern approach to building low-code business applications for mobiles, tablets, browsers, and Microsoft Teams. The second edition of Learn Microsoft Power Apps will guide you in creating well designed and secure apps that transform old processes and workflows. Learn Microsoft Power Apps starts with an introduction to Power Apps to help you feel comfortable with the creation experience. Using screenshots from the latest UI, you will be guided through how to create an app, building your confidence to start developing further. This book will help you design, set up, and configure your first application by writing simple formulas. You'll learn about the different types of apps you can build in Power Apps and which one applies best to your requirements. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to identify the right data storage system for you, with new chapters covering how to integrate apps with SharePoint or Dataverse. As you advance, you’ll be able to use various controls, connectors, and data sources to create a powerful, interactive app. For example, this book will help you understand how Power Apps can use Microsoft Power Automate, Power BI, and Azure functionalities to improve your applications. Finally, you will be introduced to the emerging Power Apps Copilot tool, which uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the app building process. By the end of this Power Apps book, you’ll be ready to confidently develop lightweight business applications with minimal code.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
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Index
Appendix

Summary

In this chapter, we have looked at the key controls in Power Apps. There are a large number of controls available. These range from basic web form controls such as labels, text boxes, and buttons to more complex types such as the Pen input control, which allows users to draw directly into your app.

Using the right control at the right time is paramount to the success and adoption of your app, as you want to make your app as easy as possible to use. Consideration should always be given to the amount of real estate that's being used on the screen and, where possible, large controls should be avoided.

All of our controls share some basic properties that are normally related to positioning, for example, X, Y, height, width, and so on. However, most controls have properties associated with them that are specific to them.

Controls provide a large number of icons that can be used to create visual effects and to stylize your app in the way that you want. These icons include a number...