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Use the UI and controls in a canvas app in Power Apps

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Overview

  • Module 1: App users can only navigate through the navigation options provided by an app developer, and this module is designed to help you build a good navigation experience for your canvas app.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Understand how navigation works in a canvas app
    • Use the Navigate and Back functions
    • Understand the different ways these functions can be invoked
  • Module 2: Do you want to build a better UI for app users? This module helps you do that using themes, icons, images, personalization, different form factors, and controls.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Understand the basics of building the UI through themes, icons, control customization, and images.
    • Use personalization in a canvas app
    • Understand the differences between the Tablet and Mobile form factors
  • Module 3: Controls help create a better experience for the user and collect the appropriate data. This module will help you understand and use Controls.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Understand how to use controls in a canvas app
    • Use the different types of controls
    • Understand how Galleries and Forms related to controls
  • Module 4: Learn how to document and test a Power Apps application.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about the different types of test plans and components of a good test plan
    • Identify and discuss optimization tools and performance tuning
    • Learn about the benefits of documenting your application

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Navigation in a canvas app in Power Apps
    • Understanding navigation
    • The navigation and back function
    • Lab - Create navigation functions
    • More ways to use the navigation function
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 2: How to build the UI in a canvas app in Power Apps
    • Use themes to quickly change the appearance of your app
    • Branding a control
    • Icons
    • Images
    • Personalization
    • Using the tablet or phone form factors
    • Exercise - Create UI for a new canvas app
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Use and understand Controls in a canvas app in Power Apps
    • Introduction to controls
    • Core properties of controls
    • Entering and displaying data with text controls
    • Additional controls for enhancing your app's usability
    • Media
    • Lab - Create a canvas app with unique controls
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Document and test your Power Apps application
    • Create test plans
    • User interface testing
    • Performance optimization
    • Diagnostics and analytics
    • Documentation and the customer
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary

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