In June 2020 I started my Power Apps blog. I wanted a place where I could write about all of the cool things I was learning and to document what I felt were best practices. I did not expect it…
This year I was inspired by Wes Bos to start sharing my Power Apps knowledge on Twitter under the hashtag #PowerAppsTip. Much of the content on social media seems to say “hey look at me and the cool things I…
Dropdown menus allow app users to select a pre-defined value from a list of options. But sometimes you want the user to fill-in their own value using a text input their selection cannot be found in the list. In this…
A commonly requested feature of many Power Apps is to allow the user to add a photo. Mobile users want to take a picture using their device’s camera and desktop users want to select an image from a folder to…
This the 2nd article in a tutorial series where you will learn how to build a calendar app in Power Apps. In part 1 we learned how to make a basic calendar using a gallery and created buttons to change the current…
Calendars are a common feature of many apps. They are used by teams to share events, by planners to schedule resources and employees to track hours worked. Power Apps provides a calendar screen out-of-the-box but I’ve always thought the best…
I often wonder why there is not any Time Picker control included in Power Apps. Date and Time values are found in almost every app I’ve ever made and I’m not alone. At least 14,000 people have read this forum…
Welcome to my mini-guide on using the Power Apps Patch Function with SharePoint. Inside you will find examples of how to patch every SharePoint column type. Each page contains code and visuals to show what the code is doing. COPY +…
Power Apps is an excellent tool for making apps where a customer can review information on a tablet and provide their signature with a pen. Adding a pen input control to an app is quite easy, but making it look…
One of the most common uses for Power Apps is creating a form for employees to fill-in and have it approved by multiple people. A quick of example of this is a Vacation Request app where time-off must by approved…