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Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook Become a pro Power Apps maker by applying practical use cases to solve ever-evolving business challenges

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800569553
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eickhel Mendoza Eickhel Mendoza
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Building pixel-perfect solutions with Canvas Power Apps 2. Chapter 2: Building from data with model-driven apps FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Choosing the right data source for your applications 4. Chapter 4: Automating processes with Power Automate 5. Chapter 5: Extending the Platform 6. Chapter 6: Improving User Experience 7. Chapter 7: Power Apps Everywhere 8. Chapter 8: Empowering your applications with no code Artificial Intelligence 9. Chapter 9: Discovering the Power Platform admin center 10. Chapter 10: Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting 11. Chapter 11: Advanced Techniques with Power Apps Component Framework 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Extending screen real estate using the canvas control

When building apps, you need to take into account the specific user interface needs for your app. You can design many screens, use tabbed menus, or use forms to organize the input data.

One control remains hidden from both Insert methods in Power Apps Studio, which only appears when a specific type of screen gets created: the canvas. This control generates a container that scrolls vertically to the dimensions you specify, just like a website on the internet. This recipe will show you how to use it.

Getting ready

The completed app, as well as the image resources, are available in our GitHub repository located at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microsoft-Power-Apps-Cookbook/tree/master/Chapter10

How to do it…

The following steps will use the canvas control to replicate a website:

  1. Go to the Power Apps portal, https://make.powerapps.com/, and click on Canvas app from blank.
  2. On the dialog that opens...
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