Learn the art of Power Apps with hands-on recipes for development, automation, and AI-powered solutions, combining Power Apps with components of the Power Platform such as Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI, and Power Pages. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader

Key Features

Explore how to build apps without custom IT development

Accelerate development with the AI-powered Microsoft Copilot as your virtual app making partner

Create intuitive and responsive interfaces with canvas app UI elements

Book Description

In the rapidly evolving world of low-code development, Microsoft Power Apps stands out as a powerful platform for building custom business solutions. Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook, 3rd Edition, is your hands-on guide to mastering this platform. Through a collection of step-by-step recipes, this updated edition helps you navigate the latest features, such as AI-powered Microsoft Copilot and custom UI elements while empowering you to build efficient and scalable apps.

This book emphasizes practical solutions, guiding app makers through building everything from canvas apps to complex data integrations. You will learn how to streamline repetitive tasks using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and explore how to create external-facing websites using Microsoft Power Pages while handling data management with Dataverse and extending app functionality with the Power Apps Component Framework.

Whether you're extending your app's capabilities with custom components or integrating advanced AI features, Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook equips you with the knowledge and skills to take your app development to the next level.

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What you will learn

Develop responsive apps with Canvas and Model-Driven frameworks

Leverage AI-powered Copilot to accelerate your app development

Automate business processes with Power Automate cloud flows

Build custom UI components with the Power Apps Component Framework

Implement data integration strategies using Dataverse

Optimize your app for performance and smooth user experiences

Integrate Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Desktop flows

Build secure, scalable, external-facing websites using Microsoft Power Pages

Who this book is for

This book is targeted at information workers and app makers wanting to develop custom applications for their organizations or the projects they are undertaking. Traditional app developers will also find this book useful by discovering how to use a rapid application development environment with increased productivity and speed. Readers are expected to have prior exposure to the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem.