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Complete Power Automate FLOW and DESKTOP Hands-on Course

Name: Complete Power Automate FLOW and DESKTOP Hands-on Course
Rating: 4.2 (21 reviews)

Save time and automate any task or business process with no coding skills

Created byGregor Maric

Last updated 6/2022

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What you'll learn

Save time!
Learn how to automate desktop and web applications
Understanding Intelligent Automation and the context in which to use flow and desktop
Leverage the power of AI to build smart automations
Set up flow and desktop and understand their limitations, pricing and platform interface
Build cloud flows with different examples and flows to automate any task
Build an end to end processes that leverages cloud ai functionalities and desktop actions

Course content

6 sections • 41 lectures • 4h 35m total length

Lesson Overview1:28
Understanding Intelligent Automation and the context in which to use flow and desktop
Course RoadMap2:44
Follow five lessons to master intelligent automation with flow and Power Automate, from setup and pricing to building cloud, API, web, and desktop automations.
What is Power Automate & RPA5:37
Power automate is also considered an RPA tool. In this lesson, you will understand what RPA is and how end-to-end automation can be achieved. You will also gain insight into the different tools that are available in the marketplace.
What is Intelligent Automation6:15
Cloud Flow Walkthrough12:26
Explore the cloud version of Power Automate, learn how to create automated, instant, and scheduled flows, and discover templates, connectors, API automation, desktop flows, and Process Advisor insights.
Power Automate Desktop Walkthrough5:15
Explore the Power Automate Desktop interface through a hands-on walkthrough, learning the drag-and-drop, low-code approach to build robot actions, manage variables, UI elements, and images.
Difference between Cloud and Desktop2:19

Lesson Overview0:59
Explore the pricing model and structure behind Power Automate Flow and Power Automate Desktop, then set up cloud flow, install Power Automate Desktop, and prepare with browser plugins for automation.
Licencing and Pricing3:43
Understand Power Automate licensing from desktop free access to $15 plans with 600 flows, $40 with a builder, add-ons like process mining and unattended RPA, and a 90-day free trial.
Setup Microsoft Cloud Flow2:26
Learn to set up Microsoft Cloud Flow by creating a free Power Automate account, and explore how Power Apps, Power BI, and Virtual Agents work together to build end-to-end automation.
Set up Power Automate Desktop6:05
Set up Power Automate Desktop, install the on-premises data gateway, and configure a connected environment to run desktop flows from cloud with up-to-date plugins.
Set up a Virtual Robot7:46
Set up a virtual machine in Azure to host Microsoft Power Automate Desktop, enabling scalable robot automation without crowding your PC.
Lesson End Quiz
Set up a flow account, download and install power automate desktop

Lesson Overview2:15
Start building cloud flows with different examples and flows. Leverage the power of AI to build smart flows
Getting Started with Templates5:10
Learn how templates jumpstart Power Automate flows by connecting Gmail and Google Drive, choosing a template, and creating a no-code flow that saves attachments to Google Drive.
Automated Cloud Flows9:22
Demonstrate creating automated cloud flows by replicating a template to save email attachments to Google Drive, and building a YouTube-to-Twitter post flow using triggers, connectors, and dynamic content.
Instant Cloud Flows [Part 1]10:39
Build an instant cloud flow triggered by a manual action, connect to Twitter to search tweets by a hashtag, and write results to a Google Sheet with inputs.
Instant Cloud Flows [Part 2]8:03
Construct instant cloud flows to pull tweets and populate Google Sheets and Excel, then automatically email recipients with dynamic content using Gmail, including per-row looping.
Scheduled Cloud Flows5:45
Approval Cloud Flows6:03
Build an approval flow inside cloud or automated flows, pause for approval, then resume to send emails with weather forecasts using approvals, weather data, and Outlook connectors.
AI Builder Overview5:19
Explore AI builder in Power Automate, leveraging out-of-the-box tools like business card reader, invoice processing, and sentiment analysis to automate documents, text, and data extraction without code.
Build AI Flows from Scratch5:21
Build AI flows from scratch with Power Automate and AI Builder to perform sentiment analysis on tweets, then insert results (tweet text and user) into Google Sheets.
Build AI Flows from Template3:29
Build AI flows from templates in Power Automate using a business card reader to extract name, city, email, and address, and insert a new record into a database.
How to build a custom AI model10:22
Learn to build a custom AI model for invoice processing with Power Automate, training on documents, and deploying for automated extraction of invoice number, date, total, and items.
How to use your AI model in a Flow5:48
Build a manually trigger flow to extract invoice data from PDFs with your trained AI model and write the results to Google Sheets after listing and processing Drive folder contents.
Lesson End Quiz
Extract data from invoices and save to excel

Lesson Overview2:04
Learn to build desktop flows with Power Automate Desktop, mastering loops, if conditions, and flows while automating Excel, email, web, and desktop apps.
Getting Started13:05
Learn to manage single and multiple variables in Power Automate, handle clipboard data and file lists, and apply loops, if conditions, and basic flow control.
Excel Automation12:52
Email Automation7:05
Web Automation11:06
Learn to automate web tasks with Power Automate Desktop using drag-and-drop actions and the web recorder, including form filling, data insertion from Excel, and web data extraction across multiple pages.
Desktop Automation6:36
Launch desktop applications via executables, manage window behavior and load timing, then use desktop or image recorder to interact with ui elements and perform calculator tasks.
Using AI Services5:16
Building Strong Flows12:10
Develop strong, reliable power automate flows by building dynamic selectors with incrementing variables and loops, using web recorder to click follow buttons reliably.
Lesson End Quiz

Lesson Overview1:48
Connect Power Automate desktop with the cloud to pass information from flow to desktop and schedule flows. Apply methodologies to choose automation candidates that save money and deliver benefits.
Process Selection Methodology13:40
Identify automation candidates by targeting high data entry, repetitive tasks, and legacy system data transfers; prioritize with a simple funnel using frequency, volume, and user count.
Connect Desktop to Cloud8:07
Bridge Power Automate cloud flows and desktop flows to pass data through input variables, trigger a desktop process, and display a weather forecast retrieved from Microsoft Weather.
Final Project6:32
In the final project for power automate flow and desktop, create a news robot that collects top news, converts headlines to speech, and generates a 15-second video posted to YouTube.
What's Next3:45
Continue your learning journey with Power Automate by accessing Learn resources, earning certifications and badges, and building advanced desktop and flow automations through guided trainings and community channels.

How to trigger your flow with Virtual Power Agent Chatbot13:48
Trigger your flow with a Power Virtual Agents chatbot to start a desktop process via Power Automate Desktop, connecting chat topics and channels for automated workflows.
How to build a Social Media Robot12:22
Create a fully automated social twin that posts daily LinkedIn updates by extracting news titles and URLs and publishing them via Power Automate desktop flows.
How to create dynamic selectors3:01
Learn to create dynamic selectors in Power Automate by recording two elements with the web recorder, using a variable to track changes, and looping to automate interactions across web elements.
Create a 5 min Udemy Bot7:06
Create a five-minute Udemy bot that automates sending personalized messages to all students by extracting profiles, looping through recipients, and sending messages via desktop automation.

Requirements

No programing or machine learning experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know

Description

Power Automate Flow and Desktop are two technologies provided by Microsoft that will allow you to save countless hours of time and gain a competitive advantage in the work environment.

Knowing how to automate repetitive processes and leverage the power of AI to automate cognitive tasks are fundamental skills to have in 2021 and that you will learn in this crash course.

If you have been struggling with learning automation technologies this video is meant to take you from zero to hero and while keeping you engaged, curious and entertained. I have created this course in such a way that you will learn by example with exciting projects.

You will learn how to use Microsoft Power Automate Flow and Desktop to easily automate repetitive and boring tasks. With Power Automate you create automated workflows that can be triggered based on an event, a schedule or manually triggered by you. With Desktop you create flows on your computer to automate web applications or desktop applications. You will also learn how to use AI builder to build some amazing automation that could potentially save your company or you countless hours of work.

Not only does Power Automate save time, but it can generate reports that help you and your team be more productive and streamline business processes. This Power Automate tutorial is great for beginners!

You'll learn Power Automate Flow and Desktop with examples!

Here is what you will learn:

Lesson 1: Understanding Intelligent Automation

Course introduction and roadmap
What is Power Automate & RPA
What is Intelligent Automation
Differences between cloud and desktop
Power Automate Flow Walkthrough
Power Automate Desktop Walkthrough
Knowledge Check

Lesson 2: Setup and Pricing

Environment Set up
Power Automate Desktop Set Up
Knowledge Check
Assignment: Set up your account

Lesson 3: Building Cloud Flows

Getting Started
Manual Flows
Scheduled Flows
Triggered Flows
Approval Flows
AI Builder Overview
Custom AI model
Knowledge check
Assignment: Create an invoice processing flow

Lesson 4: Building Desktop Flows

Getting Started
Excel automation
Email Automation
Exception Handling
Web Automation
Desktop Automation
Building Strong Flows
Using AI Services
Knowledge check
Assignment

Lesson 5: Putting it all together

Connect desktop to cloud
End to end process automation
Final project
What's Next

Who this course is for:

Anybody looking to save time!
Interested to start learning RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
Beginners of Microsoft Power Automate Flow and Desktop
Analysts / Managers who want to automate any repetitive task to save time
Analysts / Managers who want to integrate automation into their business processes
Students who want to impress employers with a relevant high-in-demand and growing Microsoft skill
Anyone who has a repetitive task that they want to automate
Business and Technical Decision Makers
Functional Application Consultants

Complete Power Automate FLOW and DESKTOP Hands-on Course

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Course content

Introduction7 lectures • 36min

Setup and Pricing5 lectures • 21min

Learn to Build Cloud Flows12 lectures • 1hr 18min

Learn to Build Desktop Flows8 lectures • 1hr 10min

Putting it all together5 lectures • 34min

BONUS LESSONS - Workshops4 lectures • 36min

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