Building a Canvas App
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What’s Included
Introducing Canvas Apps
Introducing Canvas Apps
Canvas apps are customizable mobile and tablet apps built using Power Apps. In this lesson, you'll learn what canvas apps are, and be introduced to the case study for this course.
Designing the App
Designing the App
Before you start work in Power Apps, you should take some time to consider the design of your app. We'll complete this task for our case study in this lesson.
Understanding Objects
Understanding Objects
Objects are the building blocks used to develop the screens in a Power Apps app. Learn about the different categories of objects that are available in Power Apps in this lesson.
Building the First Screen
Building the First Screen
The first screen of our insurance claims app will list all the claims the company has registered. We'll learn how to build this screen in this lesson.
Customizing a Gallery
Customizing a Gallery
Galleries are an essential component of almost every app in Power Apps, but you're not limited to the available predesigned layouts. Learn how to customize the appearance of a gallery in this lesson.
Understanding Input Objects
Understanding Input Objects
Most apps involve receiving some sort of input from users, and Power Apps provides several object types for receiving this input. Learn more about these objects in this lesson.
Adding the New Claim Screen
Adding the New Claim Screen
The new claim screen of our app will be used to receive user input and record a new claim in the dataset. We'll create this screen in this lesson.
Creating the Edit Claim Screen
Creating the Edit Claim Screen
The last of the main screens in our app allows users to edit the details of an existing claim. Learn how to create this screen in this lesson.
Adding and Using Components
Adding and Using Components
Components are reusable objects that can be quickly applied across multiple screens of an app. Learn how to create and use a component in this lesson.
Setting Up Navigation
Setting Up Navigation
Navigation is a fundamental aspect of an app with multiple screens. In this lesson, we'll add navigation functions throughout our app.
Adding App Functionality
Adding App Functionality
After completing the layout of an app, you'll need to add the functionality that makes it work. We'll begin this process in this lesson, learning about filtering as well as context variables and global variables.
Completing the App
Completing the App
In this lesson, we'll add the remaining functionality to our app, including populating screens with data based on a user's selection, and adding and updating the data in a dataset.
