How to Create a Custom Form with Power Apps (Beginner's Tutorial)

My name is Andrew Hess and today we're going to create a very simple custom form in Power Apps. If you are just getting started we can get you a form up and running in under 15 minutes! Come check it out!

Power Apps is a low-code development platform by Microsoft that allows users to create custom business applications without extensive coding knowledge. It enables the creation of apps for web and mobile devices using a simple drag-and-drop interface, integrating seamlessly with various data sources like Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and more. With its user-friendly environment, Power Apps empowers individuals and organizations to streamline processes, automate tasks, and drive efficiency within their operations.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Tips Starting a Power App
4:44 Using Modern Power Apps Controls
6:50 Using SharePoint as the Datasource
8:25 Using the OOB Form
10:27 Leonardo.AI for AI Image
15:20 Viewing our Data in Power Apps

[tariqnaqi]

Very nicely explained the components and logic. I have seen many people giving tutorials, in my opinion. You Shine keep it up Andrew

[andrewhess]

Thanks for watching all, feel free to leave any questions in the chat for me. Right now I have so many questions lined up they can last until 2025 😍. We will try to get to them all!

[lijunchen]

Great video. Clear and straight forward instructions. Is there anyway you can use the app for people outside your organization?

[khyatipatni]

Hi Andrew, your videos have been very helpful for me to learn create an app. I am trying to create an input form for purchase order and save the data to SharePoint. I um unable to share a screenshot but basically the master details for a PO would have PO number, vendor name, approver, etc. The details part is where I add new lines via a button for Qty, unit price, Amount and would like to save each line to SharePoint in a separate row and copy same master data for each row. Would you be able to make a video to show how to do this? Thanks!

[GaryMcNeel]

Thanks for this. I am getting back into software after a 6 year hiatus and trying to determine if PowerApps would be good for a client. I was following along fine until you lost me in SharePoint. For a beginner video, it left out some of the steps for creating the list. I am not sure why, when the datasource at 8:58 is connected to the form you get a drop down for the food. Also, not sure when the Food types were added. I must be missing something. Is there another list of Food populating the Food drop down? How did the app know to show a drop down? Is there a missed segment after 8:25 on making the drop down? Otherwise, it all worked. Thanks.

[vivek]

Hi Andrew, If I don't use form and I am creating input directly in screen for more control and then if I want to refresh all the field when I click submit then what should I use script in fx

[lijunchen]

By the way, what AI tool do you use to create the pretty background image?

[ugulai]

Hey Andre, love your videos, but did you remove a bunch of your SharePoint videos? I was in the middle of following along on custom list formatting and now I cannot find it anywhere

[ziqkbfb]

Hi Andrew, you move too quickly! If you do another beginner's video, please consider we don't know everything you do. Frustrating