Power Apps Checkbox – Modern Controls

Purpose

A Power Apps checkbox control allows the user to select one or more options from a list of choices.

Properties

AccessibleLabel Screen readers will voice this text when a user selects the control

Checked Sets the default state of the checkbox to checked when true. Can also be used as an output property to get the current value of the checkbox. Options: = true = false

ContentLanguage Describes the language used to the audience (e.g. “en-US”)

DisplayMode Selects the mode: Edit, View or Disabled. In Edit mode the user can input values. In View mode the user can only see the values and in Disabled mode the control is greyed-out. Options: = DisplayMode.Disabled = DisplayMode.Edit = DisplayMode.View

Height Distance from the top of the control to the bottom

Label Text to display beside the checkbox

OnChange Actions that will be executed when the Value property of the checkbox changes

Visible Determines whether to show or hide the control

Width Distance from the left side of the control to the right side

X Distance from the left edge of the screen to the left side of the control

Y Distance from the top edge of the screen to the top of the control

How To Use The Power Apps Checkbox Control

1. Select the checkbox control in Power Apps studio. Write a text value in the Label property.

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2. Set the default state of the checkbox using the Checked property.

false

3. Click on the checkbox to change’s its state to checked.

4. Get the current checkbox value using this code.

CheckboxCanvas1.Checked

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