Chapter 1: Building pixel-perfect solutions with Canvas Power Apps

Power Apps is the platform of choice for building business solutions using a low-code method. This approach enables the rise of the citizen developer, a being inside every organization who is keen on learning technology, which also brings the expertise of the business process to which this person belongs.

One of its versions, canvas Power Apps, allows the creation of pixel-perfect implementations of user interfaces. As its name suggests, it brings a variety of tools to build any imaginable design into your applications. Whether it's a critical business application or a mobile tracking system, canvas apps gives you all the tools required to design your app.

During this chapter, we will discover how to create a sample of real-life applications that will give you an insight into different approaches when building canvas applications: standalone and embedded Power Apps. We will also learn how to set up different...