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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

Chapter 5: Extending the Platform

The Power Platform is composed of several tools and services dedicated to building solutions that help improve organizational procedures. The tools we use to create applications and integrations offer a range of standard features in their field while also leaving room for extensibility.

When building applications, you need to create interfaces that interact with your end users, and in this process, you might need to repeat a set of controls such as headers, menus, loaders, and the like. This task can be tedious as it slows down development when a new change is needed.

In this chapter, we will learn how to speed up the application building process by using components. These elements allow the creation of small building blocks that focus on a specific task by encapsulating a set of controls to be reused across your application.

Before we dive into this chapter, we will also cover a key topic regarding user interface guidelines. In this chapter...

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