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AI Builder - Where to find the AI Models in the Power Apps designer
If you're having some difficulty finding some of the AI Builder models in Power Apps, this post describes where you can find them.
Text - How to truncate and add 3 dots / ellipsis to long label text
If you need to summarise long text by only showing the first characters and adding '...' to the end of the text, this post shows the easiest way to carry out this task.
Controls - How to build a control to enter measurements in inches with fractional units
If you need to build data entry screens that permit the entry of fractional units, this post walks through how to carry out this task with the help of a slider control.
FormuIas - Is it possible to call a user-defined function recursively in Power Apps?
Calling a user-defined function recursively is ideal for solving problems that can be broken down into smaller instances of the same problem, and is perfect in scenarios where we need to traverse tree structures. Is it possible to call a user-defined function from Power Apps? Find out in this post!
Formulas - A beginners guide on how to create and call user-defined functions (UDFs)
If you want to improve your app by defining reusable parameterised functions, this post provides an introductory guide on how to use this new feature.
Text - How to display text and content upside down
If you need to show text upside down, this post walks through an example of how you can carry out this task.
Dates - How to convert a month name (eg January, Feburary, March) to month number (eg, 1, 2, 3)
Do you need to convert a month name to the month number? If so, here's the formula to carry out this task.
SharePoint - Deleting the last record from a SharePoint list - how NOT to do this!
If you need to write formula to delete or to remove the last record from a SharePoint, this post describes the pattern that you should follow.
The easiest way to caption images with AI in Power Apps
With Power Apps and AI Builder, we can easily add the capability to caption images with AI. This post walks through an example of this functionality.
Controls - Top 6 changes that are coming to Modern Controls in 2024
What updates and enhancements might we see to the Modern controls in 2024? Find out here...
SharePoint - How to check if a user belongs to a Microsoft 365/ SharePoint group
If you need to verify Microsoft 365/SharePoint group membership from a canvas app, this post describes how you can perform this task.
How to fix licensing error when registering for the Power Apps developer plan
If you're attempting to register for the Power Apps developer plan and receive the error "You need a Power Apps license to use this app", this post describes how to work around this problem.
Walkthrough - An beginners guide to building an app that stores images in SharePoint
If you want to store images in SharePoint, this post gives an introductory guide on how to carry out this task.
Designer - How to fix the problem with the formula bar not resizing
If the formula bar in Power Apps no longer resizes, here's how you can fix this problem.
Editor - How to see changes that other app-makers are making in real time
If multiple app builders open a canvas app in the editor at the same time, it's possible to see the modifications that are being made in real-time. This post describes this feature in more detail.
