This class has something for everything, from beginners who wish to customise their data entry forms in SharePoint right up to advanced users who need to use advanced formulas to deliver more bespoke actions to their apps.
No previous experience of Power Apps is required
In-Person
Online
Module 1: An Introduction to Power Apps
Let’s get started with an introduction to Microsoft Power Apps. Traditionally building customised solutions for a business involved using a coding language to build an application from scratch. Typically, these solutions could often only be used within the business, making external use of the application a large hurdle to overcome. With Power Apps we can now not only easily build solutions, but we can also share them with users in our business. Deployment takes seconds and you could by testing your own app on your phone in no time. This module will overview the features of Power Apps, its benefits to a business and the variety of ways you can build and access your apps on different devices.
Lessons
What is Power Apps?
The benefits of apps
How to get Power Apps
Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps
License Options and Costs
Discover Power Apps with Templates
Lab 1: Introduction to Power Apps
Try the Cost Estimator App
Download and Review App Design
Sample App of your choice
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe when Power Apps should be used
Know how to access Power Apps
Make design decisions based on Power Apps licenses
Understand that there are two type of app
Be able to use sample apps
Module 2: Getting Started with Power Apps
To begin our journey through the Power Apps product, we will begin by looking at some of the templates that are available to view and edit. Microsoft’s templates are a good starting point to discover what the product is capable off and how it can be achieved. We will also take the chance to have a tour of the editor so that students are familiar with the interface that they will be using over the two-day course. We will then build our first app from a static data source, showing students how to test their changes in the app instantly without the need to publish. We will also discuss how to configure your apps settings and how to access the app once it has been saved and shared.
Lessons
Building a new app from a data source
Add, edit and remove controls
Intro to Formulas
Testing an app
App Settings
Publish and Share Apps
Version History and Restore
Power Apps Mobile App
Lab 1: Getting Started
Create App from an existing Data Source
Publish and Share
View an app on your mobile device
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Build a useful app using wizards in minutes
Make simple changes to existing apps
Know how formulas are used in Power Apps
Be able to test an app before it is shared
Restore a previous version of an app in the event of a problem
Use the mobile app to consume an app
Module 3: Branding and Media
In our next module, we will look at the options available to designers that allow them to implement their business branding. Not only will this deal with the aesthetics of your app, it will also introduce time-saving tips to help keep your branding consistent. We will also be discussing how to embed media into your app which can be useful if you are planning on an app that might promote video content.
Lessons
Less is more
Duplicate Screens
Fonts
Screen Colours and Matching Colours
Screen Backgrounds
Buttons and Icons
Hide on Timer
Size and Alignment by reference
Show and Hide on Timer
Lab 1: Branding and Media
Backgrounds and icons
Import Class Data from Excel
Duplicate Screen
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Customise apps backgrounds with images and colour
Add images and logos to an app
Use times to show and hide controls
Align and size controls
Module 4: Power Apps Controls
So far in the course, we would have covered the basics of adding, editing and removing controls from our applications. The drive behind this module is to provide more depth on the categories of controls which can be used on a form. Your instructor will take you through each control and discuss its purpose and configuration. Tackling the wide selection of controls will help students recognise when to use the right control.
Lessons
Text Controls for Data Entry and Display
Controls – Drop downs, combo box, date picker, radio button and more
Forms – Add and edit data in underlying data sources quickly
Charts – present information in pie, line and bar charts
Lab 1: Build Apps from Blank
Create an App from the blank template
Add Controls to collect and display data
Add Formulas to allow the controls to interact
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use a wide range of controls to give users the best data entry experience
Edit control properties
Use formulas to all multiple controls to interact with each other
Present information using charts
Module 5: Data Sources and Logic
To help maintain and view essential business information, organisations often have a diverse selection of locations to keep different types of data. This could range from databases to file storage locations. Power Apps offers connections to a wide selection of data sources. We will show students to build their Power Apps to bring in data from a variety of sources as well as how they can utilise the common data source, a storage location unique to Power Apps.
Lessons
Data Storage and Services
How do I decide which database to use?
Connect to on-premises data - Gateway
What is Delegation?
Specific Data Examples
Displaying Data
Lab 1: Data Source and Logic
SharePoint List connect to App
Flow to collect tweets to SharePoint
Display Tweets in Power Apps using the Twitter service
Create a reply screen in Power Apps
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Connect to many data source including cloud and on premises
Understand the financial costs of working with different data sources
Understand which data sources can work with large amount of data
Display data using controls
Module 6: Model-Driven Apps
Module one to five discussed how to work with the original type of Power App known as a Canvas App, Microsoft have now introduced a second type of app known as a model-driven app. Model driven apps involve a different development process to canvas apps. We will review this development process during this module.
Model-Driven apps can be quicker to build than canvas apps, but they are less customisable and typically have a higher cost, knowing which type of app to use is not always a simple decision, we will show you the pros and cons of each.
Lessons
What is a model-driven app?
Where will my data be stored?
How do create a model-driven app
Canvas vs model-driven summary
Lab 1: Model-Driven App
Switch to Model-Driven mode in Power Apps
Navigate the Model-Drive app interface
Test a Sample App
Edit the Sample App
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the difference between a canvas app and a model-driven app
Access model-driven apps
Edit model-driven apps
Module 7: Power App Integration
Power Apps is designed to easily connect to other business systems to read and update information. In this module we will discuss some simple ways to integrate Power Apps with key Office 365 systems including Teams, SharePoint Online and Flow. The result, is the ability to use a combination of systems to create solutions for a variety of business requirements.
Lessons
Embed Power Apps in Teams
Embed Power Apps in SharePoint Online
Start a Flow from a Power App
Lab 1: Power App Integration
Embed your app in Microsoft Teams
Embed your app in SharePoint Online
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Know how to make Power Apps available for users via Teams and SharePoint Online
Understand the benefits of using Power Apps with Flow
Module 8: Administration and Maintenance of Power Apps
In our last module for Microsoft Power Apps, we will be looking at how a business can manage their existing apps. This could be using analytics to discover usage trends. We will discover how to export and import apps, so they can be reused in other locations. Finally, we will discuss how Office 365 administrators can shape the Power Apps experience with high-level settings that help ensure data segregation and security.
Lessons
Identify which users have been using Power Apps
Reuse an app in another location (move from testing or development to production)
Review app usage
Prevent a user from using Power Apps
Manage environments
Lab 1: Administration and Maintenance
Export an app for use in another location
Review current Power App users in your test environment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify who is using Power Apps in your organization
Prevent specific users from using the Power Apps service
Reuse or move existing apps
