What is Power Automate?
Power Automate carries out tasks that you would otherwise do by hand, again and again. You build a flow: a series of steps that starts when something happens, such as a new email, and then does things on its own, such as saving a file or sending a message. You do not need to program. You click your flow together.
What do you use Power Automate for?
Anything you do regularly in the same way can be automated. A few examples:
- Automatically save attachments from emails to OneDrive or SharePoint.
- Post a message in Teams as soon as a new file arrives.
- Ask your manager for approval and keep track of the answer.
How is a flow built?
Every flow consists of three kinds of blocks: a trigger as the starting signal, one or more actions that do something, and optionally a condition that makes a yes/no choice. The home page has an example, and you can find all the terms on the glossary page.
Try it yourself
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The menu on the left has My flows and Templates. Tap the image to enlarge. It shows the Dutch interface. -
On the Templates page you can search for an example. Tap the image to enlarge. It shows the Dutch interface.
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