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Read the about page →#PowerPlatformTip 94: 'Extract Text from DOCX'
Extract text from Word DOCX files without tools or premium connectors: treat the DOCX as a ZIP in Power Automate, extract the archive and parse document.xml.
#PowerPlatformTip 93: 'Add RowNumbers'
TL;DR: Add dynamic row numbers to any Power Apps gallery with a With/ForAll/Sequence formula that indexes each record in-app, no delegation issues. 💡 Challenge Incorporating a row number feature ...
#PowerPlatformTip 92: 'Free PDF Tools in PowerAutomate'
TL;DR: Compare the free tiers of PDF connectors, Adobe PDF Services, Encodian, Muhimbi, and Cloudmersive, to automate PDF tasks in Power Automate at no cost. 💡 Challenge Navigating through the ma...
#PowerPlatformTip 91: 'IF Function in Formulas'
Skip redundant If(condition, true, false) in Power Apps: use the condition directly for cleaner boolean formulas and faster apps. Examples included.
#PowerPlatformTip 90: 'Power Platform Community Developer Plan'
TL;DR: Use the free Power Platform Developer Plan to build, test, and share Power Apps and Power Automate solutions in your own Dataverse environments, ideal for learning and prototyping. 💡 Chall...
#PowerPlatformTip 89: 'Code View (Peek Code)'
TL;DR: Use Code View (formerly Peek code) in Power Automate to inspect an action’s underlying expressions in read-only form for faster debugging. 💡 Challenge While working with Power Automate, yo...
#PowerPlatformTip 88: 'Where to Get Expert Power Platform Help'
TL;DR: For project-based consulting, an architecture or governance review, go to KMUpower. For structured live coaching and courses, go to the Power Platform Academy. Both are run by a Microsoft MV...
#PowerPlatformTip 87: 'Licensing, Sharing Canvas Apps with Guests'
TL;DR: Guests need a Power Apps license matching the app, assigned by either tenant for non-Dataverse apps, or by the hosting tenant for Dataverse apps. 💡 Challenge Understanding how to share a C...
#PowerPlatformTip 86: 'Free Power Apps Icons'
TL;DR: Grab free, customizable SVG icons from Matthew Devaney’s icon set and SVGRepo, then paste the SVG code straight into a control’s Image property. 💡 Challenge Incorporating visually appealin...
#PowerPlatformTip 85: 'Delay Output'
TL;DR: Enable Delay Output on TextInput controls so updates fire only after the user stops typing, cutting data traffic and boosting app responsiveness. 💡 Challenge Immediate data updates with ev...
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