Using your model-driven app

First, we should publish the app, and then we can click Play to launch it. This will allow us to interact with the app within the browser in the same way that we can with canvas apps.

Once you have launched your app, you will be faced with your working model-driven app. This is where it becomes apparent to users that we are extremely limited in terms of what we can do with the look and feel of the app; it is the price to pay for it being so quick to design. This lack of design freedom really means that model-driven apps are better suited to back-office functions. We will now run the app so that we can see the user interface:

1. Click the Play button in the top-right corner of the model-driven app designer window to see the app in fullscreen mode.
2. Click on one of the navigation items on the left of the screen. This will then display the data contained within the table in the center of the screen.
3. After clicking on Accounts, we will...