Microsoft Power Automate: Introduction for End Users Course Outline

OVERVIEW
Microsoft Power Automate (previously Flow) is a cloud-based service that makes it practical and simple for line-of-business users to build workflows that automate time-consuming business tasks and processes across applications and services.

AUDIENCE PROFILE
The course is designed for non-technical Office 365 users who need to automate tasks and processes.

PREREQUISITES
Basic Windows and Microsoft Office skills are required. No prior Power Automate or Flow experience is necessary.

COURSE OUTLINE

What is Microsoft Power Automate
How is Power Automate different than the other workflow tools

What can we do with Microsoft Power Automate
How Power Automate works

4 main types of flows

Most common uses for flow

Power Automate is not just for Microsoft products
• 3rd party services and connectors

The different Microsoft Power Automate plans
Which subscriptions include Microsoft Power Automate
• Standard and premium connectors

Accessing Microsoft Power Automate
Web browser
• Office 365 portal
• Log directly into the Power Automate portal

Mobile
• iOS, Android, or Windows phone
• iOS or Android tablet

Managing Microsoft Power Automate
Navigating the Microsoft Power Automate portal

Reviewing approvals

My Flows
• Working with flows
• Manually triggered
• Automatically triggered
• Scheduled
• Editing your own flows
• Editing shared flows

Using templates to create a flow
• Get a push notification when email arrives from a specific person

Using connectors to create a flow
• Create a task when an email is flagged
• Static content vs Dynamic content
• Expressions

Creating flows from blank
• Set up a recurring task in Planner
• Set up a scheduled email reminder for the team meeting

Creating Button flows
• 10 minute reminder flow
• Add a to-do item to your task list

Create an Approval flow for a Time off request

Publish your flows

Trigger your manual flows

Using Microsoft Power Automate inside the Teams environment
Run your own flows, and shared flows from inside Teams

Create flows inside Teams

Add a flow to a channel
• Create a channel message when a task is assigned in a Team Plan

Mobile app
Build flows directly from the mobile app

Manage existing flows
• Editing
• Turning on/off
• View history

Get Push notifications to your device

Trigger flows via Buttons
View outline in Word

RFL365

Attend hands-on, instructor-led Microsoft Power Automate: Introduction for End Users training classes at ONLC's more than 300 locations. Not near one of our locations? Attend these same live classes from your home/office PC via our Remote Classroom Instruction (RCI) technology.

For additional training options, check out our list of Power Apps and Flow Courses and select the one that's right for you.