Improving SharePoint document libraries with Power Apps

In Chapter 1, Building Pixel-Perfect Solutions with Canvas Apps, we discovered the ability to embed Power Apps in SharePoint lists. This feature opens a wide range of possibilities to handle this data compared to SharePoint’s standard forms by allowing you to use a full-featured canvas application.

We can also improve SharePoint document libraries. Since they inherit the functionality of SharePoint lists, the same Power Apps integration applies. However, since the focus is on handling files instead of items, this integration lacks usability from a user perspective.

This recipe will explain how to improve this integration by using a SharePoint feature called column formatting. We can change how columns get displayed using styling code. For more information, refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/column-formatting

Getting ready

Since we are using SharePoint as our...