Microsoft PowerApps For Absolute Beginners

Name: Microsoft PowerApps For Absolute Beginners
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Create Business Apps Without Code

Created byBusiness World, Shaher Yar Hamid

Last updated 11/2020

English

What you'll learn

Getting Started with Powerapps
Signing Up For Powerapps Trial
Learn about data sources in powerapps
Modifying the layouts of apps
Update different records
Work with versioning of app
Working with templated app

Course content

3 sections • 17 lectures • 35m total length

Welcome0:36
Explore what Microsoft PowerApps can achieve for absolute beginners as you learn the steps to build an app and turn diverse data sources into a mobile solution for your stakeholders.
What is Powerapps?2:06
Explore Power Apps as a rapid development platform that lets you build canvas and model-driven apps with responsive design, data sources, and connections for business automation.
Using the exercise files1:02
Set up Power Apps for beginners by using a trial or license, work with Excel, and access Office 365 or Dynamics 365 options; download the project files to practice.
Signing up for powerapps trial2:34
Learn how to sign up for a Power Apps trial with a work or school account, follow the sign-up flow, and review the available plans.
Working with exercise files0:56
Download exercise files, add two or more records to the Excel workbook, and upload it to OneDrive. Then connect this Excel data source to Power Apps for the next module.
What is data source?2:17
Discover data sources in power apps and distinguish connected from local sources; learn how Excel workbooks, SharePoint lists, and cloud services read and write data, with collections for local use.

Creating an app in powerapps web studio3:16
Upload your Excel workbook to OneDrive, create a new Power Apps connection, and generate an app from the Excel data source. The studio provides screens for viewing, details, and editing.
Working with app layouts and themes4:38
Explore power apps layouts and themes in the web studio, edit fields in a gallery linked to an excel data source, and adjust layout, card, and display names.
Formatting text controls of sparco2:13
Working with search columns1:50
Preview the app to test the search filter using room numbers, add the column name to the search formula, and publish the updated PowerApps app.
Running Sparco App1:45
Open a Power Apps app in a web browser via web.powerapps.com or on a mobile device by installing Power Apps from Google Play or the app store and launching it.
Sharing and working with releases of sparco app2:35
Share the Excel data source with your team by granting permissions, sharing a link, or emailing the workbook; manage Power Apps releases, restore versions, and share the app with co-owners.

Create a template app in powerapps2:47
Create a template Power Apps app using a canvas tablet layout, connect to an Excel workbook in OneDrive for Business, and customize sample data to fit your needs.
Previewing the template app1:21
Preview the template budget tracker app in PowerApps, replace sample data from OneDrive for Business with your own data, and see expenses added and the pie chart update.
Replacing sample data with real data1:54
Learn to replace sample data with real data in Power Apps by clearing sample records, updating fields, and refreshing the data source from OneDrive templates.
Refreshing the data source2:05
Learn to refresh the data source in Power Apps, add an expense, and verify updates in both the app and the Excel backend.
Saving and sharing powerapp1:26
Save the powerapp to the cloud, customize the tablet name and background color, add a description, and share it with colleagues via email.

Requirements

You have basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Description

PowerApps is an initiative by Microsoft that allows developers and non-technical users to build mobile applications from selectable templates. Microsoft touts an intuitive visual design for PowerApps, with drag-and-drop functionality and a familiar look and feel taken from applications like PowerPoint.This course is specially designed to leverage your powerapps skills to a new level.

Instructor Shaher Yar Hamid explores how to leverage PowerApps to turn an Excel workbook into a simple business app that can be used on a mobile device or in a browser.

This course also includes how to edit layouts and apply themes and how to share an app and work with releases of apps. And last but not least is how to create an app from a Built-in template provided by powerapps.

Who this course is for:

Everyone who want to start career as a Powerapps developer.

Microsoft PowerApps For Absolute Beginners

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Getting Started With Powerapps6 lectures • 10min

Creating An App From Scratch6 lectures • 16min

SECTION:2 CREATE A TEMPLATE APP IN POWERAPPS5 lectures • 10min

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