User Interface
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Build a Sales Pipeline in Canvas Apps
One of the phrases I hear so often is “when would I ever use algebra in real life?!” – Well here is your answer. Today I came across a very interesting challenge whilst trying to build a Sales Pipeline graphic in Canvas Apps. I could easily ensure that the widths… Continue reading…
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Display Notifications in Canvas Apps Without Re-Deploying Everytime! (Part 2)
To catch up on where we left off in my last blog post, check out part 1 on how to set up your Canvas App with the correct data model that this blog post enhances. In the first part of this theme we ended with a working set of notifications… Continue reading…
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Display a Random Collection Item in Canvas Apps
When we’re building Canvas Apps, one of the most important factors in your design is whether you can give your users a reason to come back to your app. Some of these solutions may be sophisticated, such as automated notifications that prompt the user to check the application when updates… Continue reading…
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Customise Data Shown in Dropdown Controls in Canvas Apps
When you use a dropdown control within a Canvas App it can be surprisingly tricky to show exactly what you want as an option unless the data already exists as a value in your data source. I assume that the reason for this is that dropdown controls are most commonly… Continue reading…
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Calculate ‘Total Days This Month’ Using Power Fx
New year, new challenge! This week I was asked to adapt one of our internal Canvas Apps that was used for an exercise challenge in December to track miles, so that the leaderboard resets to ‘0 miles’ at the beginning of each month. Our team’s goal is to log the… Continue reading…
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Handling Missing User Profile Photos in Canvas Apps
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time working with photos in Canvas Apps in order to create more of a visual impact in my user interface design. Often this photo can come from the Office 365 User’s profile photo upload but we can’t necessarily predict or control whether the… Continue reading…
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Create a Rolling Calendar Year in Canvas Apps
Earlier this week I had a requirement to create a screen that would help others forecast an activity for the next 12 months. Whilst I was happy working with the data model, ensuring that the year was based on this month and the next eleven was more difficult than I… Continue reading…
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Visualise Your Day’s Meetings in Canvas Apps
With Microsoft expanding their suite of apps every month, it can be difficult to create the right view of data for you to personally consume without context switching. Recently I have been exploring the Office365Outlook Connector in Canvas Apps to bring a day view of my calendar into a Power… Continue reading…
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