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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

Developing template fields using components

When designing applications, any help is always welcomed. That's why application development platforms are continuously evolving to find more ways to help developers in building great solutions.

As the user interface becomes as important as the expected functionality, we need to find more ways to achieve consistent interfaces. This recipe will build a set of components to maintain the same design for controls used in data representation and gathering.

In the following screenshot, the fields and their labels come from a component, and with the use of custom properties, you can configure the behavior and even change the theme:

Figure 5.20 – Template field components

Figure 5.20 – Template field components

Getting ready

To build these components, you need to make sure your application has this feature activated. New apps come with this feature enabled by default, but if you maintain an existing one, please refer to the Getting ready...

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