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Incident reporting is super important for organizations. But how do we keep a simple paper cut from elevating all the way to the CEO? In a recent video, Shane Young introduces how you can use the analytical power of Copilot to analyze your data, including the initial report, witness statements and even incident images, to properly route your report.

In today's digital landscape, standing still is not a neutral act. We often see organizations clinging to outdated tools: unsupported...

This blog post is about a reliable technique to capture attachments from Forms and add them to a SharePoint list by using Microsoft Power Automate.

Ready to have your mind blown? That may be a little much, but we are pretty excited for this and think you will be as well. Let’s start with a quick look at how we used to add the Attachment control. Previously, adding the Attachment control involved multiple steps, such as adding a data source, inserting an Edit form, adding the Attachment field, and then manually copying the control outside the form to configure it. That worked for years, still does, and there’s nothing wro

If you're building custom forms in Power Apps and want a cleaner, more flexible input experience, you can take advantage of the Modern Text Input control. It's designed to be simpler, more accessible, and more in line with current design standards. While there are some great features to try, there are some buggy tradeoffs that make us not quite ready to completely give up the Classic Text Input. This post breaks down what matters most—especially for developers skipping the

A look at the Modern Power Apps Combo Box

Recently, a change in Microsoft Power Apps affected a common method for enabling file uploads. The attachment control, which users typically copied from a form into a standalone app, no longer functions correctly when used outside the form context. This disruption has affected many makers who relied on that approach since its emergence in 2019. If you've encountered this issue, you're not alone. Fortunately, there's a workaround that helps make it easier to keep file upload f

Ever felt the frustration of trying to convert various image types into a PDF without shelling out for a "Premium" action in Power Automate? You're not alone! But guess what? We've cracked the code. Dive into our innovative technique that leverages an HtmlText control to generate HTML, enabling Power Automate to seamlessly create PDF documents. And the best part? This method effortlessly incorporates images from a SharePoint list image column. Ready to revolutionize your work

A look at the different between Modern and Classic controls in Power Apps focused on Text Input, Number Input, Text Label, and Button controls.

Let’s be honest: most internal apps don’t exactly scream “award-winning user experience.” And maybe that’s fine - until it isn’t. When users don’t engage with your app or when support requests start piling up, it’s easy to point fingers at functionality. But more often than not, the real culprit is design - or the lack thereof. The apps you build today will live longer, cost less, and work better if you get design right from the start. Design Drives Adoption We have all been

Shane was looking for help brainstorming content the other day and said to me, “You seem to be good with the negative of Copilot.” And I thought, woah woah woah—I happen to be very excited about the possibilities of AI and Copilot! But then, if I’m being honest, he might have a point. Thinking that maybe some of our customers share a similar hesitation, I thought I would write about it. Am I a huge fan and excited for personal productivity? Absolutely yes! And I genuinely hop

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