
Introduce Power Automate Desktop fundamentals, including recorder UI elements, variables and images, flow control, and user input, then practice UI and web automation with online exercises and a final project.
Download and install Power Automate Desktop is now easier; sign in with a Microsoft account, download from the download page, then create your first flow and test it.
Learn to build your first flow in Power Automate Desktop, using the web recorder to fetch a stock price, convert text to number, and calculate profit.
Identify a real-life repetitive task and design a Power Automate Desktop flow to automate it. Build a tangible daily automation, illustrated by exporting bank data to a personal finance app.
Explore actions and recorders in Power Automate Desktop, including action groups, variables, error handling, and web, UI, and desktop automation, with practical recording and flow control techniques.
Organize Power Automate Desktop flows with subflows and use run a sub flow to trigger them, then use breakpoints and the debug tab to pause and inspect variables.
Learn variables and waits to control flow, manage lists and data types, and implement event-driven waits with Power Automate Desktop actions across apps.
Learn conditional logic in Power Automate Desktop using if, else if, and else, plus switch with a default case, to build robust checks like image existence.
Master loops in Power Automate Desktop, using for each, index-based and while loops with variables and list access, plus exit and next controls to manage flow.
Explore flow control in Power Automate Desktop, including run flow, end, label, go to, and on block error; learn how to structure sub flows and use comments effectively.
Discover how messages and user input work in Power Automate Desktop, including display message, display input dialog, and file or folder prompts, with notes on sequential inputs.
Master web and desktop data extraction in Power Automate Desktop by pulling values from pages, filling forms, and navigating with CSS selectors, UI elements, and paging.
Discover how to extract data from a window and fill desktop forms using Power Automate Desktop, covering text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, and buttons.
Master image based navigation in power automate desktop, capturing images, waiting for them, and clicking with offsets, tolerance, search modes, and OCR text extraction.
Master how power automate desktop integrates with excel through built-in actions to launch, read, apply formulas across ranges, paste values, delete columns, and automate common spreadsheet tasks.
Explore Power Automate Desktop file and folder actions for creating, moving, and organizing files. Use temporary file, write and read text, and verify folders to manage content.
Explore error handling and rules in Power Automate Desktop, perform a single-action list search with remove by value, and use error rules to set a found variable.
Organize complex flows by function, document processes, split into modular subflows under 50 steps, and plan for web automation, desktop automation, and image-based automation with air handling.
Explore advanced action groups, API builder, and process advisor to extend Power Automate Desktop skills, try AI builder capabilities, and consider UI Path and Automation Anywhere for future learning.
Welcome to Power Automate Desktop for Beginners - 2021 Edition! This will be the only course you need to learn how to get started with automation using Power Automate Desktop. With just over 2.5 hours of content, this course will quickly teach you the skills you need to know to get the most out of Power Automate Desktop!
Here's what you can expect to get from the course:
Taught by a certified Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Professional
Developed in 2021, including extended materials for the latest releases
Four real-world practice exercises which you will complete
The opportunity to create a final project to use in your work or personal life
If you've never used an automation tool before, don't worry! We take you step-by-step, from installation to complex flows. We will be covering topics such as:
Web and Desktop Recorders
Variables
UI Elements and Selectors
Loops
Flow Control
Conditions
Web Data Extraction and Form Filling
Desktop Data Extraction and Form Filling
Keyboard and Mouse Automation
Excel Automation
Files and Folders
PDF Automation
Advanced Error Handling
Tips for building complex flows
By the end of this course, you will be able to create an automation for any software or situation. And, with Udemy's 30-day money back guarantee, there is no risk!
What are you waiting for? Join the course today to get started on your automation journey.