New screens – How to speed up Power Apps dev using templates!

Introduction

The basic building block of any app is a screen. And typically, there would be multiple in an app. So what if there is a way to make creation of screens quicker?

Tip - Screen templates

One of the first steps you take when creating an app is to choose a layout - phone or tablet. Once you choose a layout, there are a bunch of templates that the studio offers to help give you a jump start. An example is a screen with a gallery. Typically, you would need to add a gallery, resize and reposition it, then add a label for the header and so on. Choosing the list screen template does all of this in one go.

Here is the list of templates for the phone layout:

Here is the list of templates for the tablet layout:

Click here to learn more about screens.

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