Introduction to Power Apps

Introduction to Power Apps

Build Custom Business Apps Without Coding – Half-Day Virtual Training

Instructor: Cecil Renshaw, PMP, MCT
Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
Course Level: Beginner – No Programming Required

What You’ll Learn

Create custom business applications using Microsoft Power Apps – no coding experience needed. This hands-on half-day course teaches you to build apps that solve real business problems.

By the end of this course, you will:

• Understand when to use Power Apps vs. other tools
• Build a complete canvas app from scratch
• Connect your app to data sources (SharePoint, Excel, etc.)
• Add forms, galleries, and interactive controls
• Create professional-looking user interfaces
• Share apps with your team
• Apply basic formulas for calculations and logic

What You’ll Build

This is 100% hands-on. You’ll create:

✓ Data collection app for your business
✓ Forms with validation and calculations
✓ Interactive galleries to view and filter data
✓ Professional UI with your company branding
✓ Working app you can use immediately

Who Should Attend

• Business professionals who need custom apps but don’t code
• Managers tired of Excel spreadsheets for everything
• Anyone who wants to digitize manual processes
• Teams looking to improve data collection
• No programming or technical experience required

Prerequisites

• Microsoft 365 account with Power Apps license (included in many M365 plans)
• Basic familiarity with Excel or SharePoint helpful but not required
• Laptop with internet access
• No coding experience needed

Course Includes

• 3.5 hours hands-on instruction
• Step-by-step lab manual
• 30-day email support

About Your Instructor

Cecil Renshaw, PMP, MCT is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with Power Platform expertise and 18 years of Microsoft 365 consulting experience.

Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
• Power Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)
• Power Platform App Maker Associate (PL-100)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)