TL;DR: Copy controls with CTRL+C / CTRL+V between the full Power Apps studio and Power Apps 4 Teams to combine advanced features with Teams’ polished controls.
💡 Challenge
You’re building an app in Power Apps 4 Teams, drawn by its user-friendly and visually appealing controls. But it’s a bit trimmed down in functionality, and you need the additional capabilities available in the regular Power Apps studio. How do you get the best of both worlds?
✅ Solution
Use both. Open the regular Power Apps studio for full functionality and Power Apps 4 Teams for the appealing controls, then copy a control from one and paste it into the other, combining the strengths of both platforms.
🔧 How It’s Done
1. Copy the control
🔸 In the regular Power Apps studio, select the control and press CTRL+C.
2. Paste into Power Apps 4 Teams
🔸 Switch to your Power Apps 4 Teams app and press CTRL+V.
🔸 The control keeps its formatting, formulas, and property settings.
3. Mix and match as needed
🔸 Repeat in either direction to blend full-studio functionality with the Teams controls.
🎉 Result
You’ve harnessed the full functionality of Power Apps together with the user-friendly, visually appealing controls of Power Apps 4 Teams, creating the best app possible.
🌟 Key Advantages
🔸 Full Functionality: Access everything the regular Power Apps studio offers
🔸 User-Friendly Controls: Reuse the appealing controls from Power Apps 4 Teams
🔸 Flexibility: Combine the strengths of both platforms in one app
🎥 Video Tutorial
🛠️ FAQ
Q: How do I copy a control from Power Apps studio?
Use CTRL+C to copy the control in the regular Power Apps studio, switch to Power Apps 4 Teams, and paste with CTRL+V.
Q: Do copied controls keep their formulas and properties?
Yes. When you copy and paste controls between the two studios, they retain their formatting, formulas, and property settings.
Q: Can I paste controls back into the regular Power Apps studio?
Absolutely. You can copy controls from Power Apps 4 Teams and paste them into the regular Power Apps studio using the same shortcuts.
Marcel Lehmann
Microsoft MVP