Power Apps resources
Canvas and model-driven app resources
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Start here
- Hands-on: Make a canvas app : For a first app: build something small and see how the pieces fit.
- Limitation: Delegation in canvas apps : Before using larger datasets: understand which work happens at the data source and which happens in the app.
Official resources
- Power Apps documentation
- Power Apps learning paths
- Canvas apps fundamentals
- Model-driven apps fundamentals
- Power Apps formulas reference
Getting started
- “What is Power Apps?” - 10 min overview
- LinkedIn Learning: Power Apps Essential Training
- YouTube Tutorial
- Hands-on: Make a canvas app
- Hands-on: Make a model-driven app
Community resources
YouTube creators
- Shane Young of PowerApps911 - comprehensive tutorials and best practices
- Reza Dorrani (blog)
- Lisa Crosbie (LinkedIn)
- April Dunnam
- Laura Rogers (IWMentor)
- Tolu Victor
- DamoBird365
- Matthew Devaney (blog)
Communities
Design and UX
- Modern controls and theming - Fluent 2 controls, use these first
- Creator Kit - Fluent UI components (being wound down as modern controls reach parity)
- PowerIcons.dev
- Responsive design in canvas apps
- Accessible apps
Formulas and expressions
- Power Fx overview - the language behind Power Apps
- Formula reference
- Working with collections
- Limitation: Delegation in canvas apps - critical for performance with large datasets
Tools and development
- Power Platform CLI - command-line tools for building and deploying
- pcf.gallery - community-built PowerApps component framework components
- Power Apps component framework (PCF) - build custom code components
- ALM for Power Apps - application lifecycle management
- Power Platform Playwright samples - the current test automation path (Test Studio is deprecated)
- Power Apps code apps - build React/Vue apps in VS Code, host them on Power Platform
Best practices and patterns
Still stuck? Work with me or get in touch.