How to Create a PowerApp using SharePoint List?

Learn how to easily build a PowerApp using list in SharePoint Online. Stay tuned to our blog as we will be coming up with more and more SharePoint Tips.

SharePoint lists are used by teams around the world to access, share, and collaborate around structured data. Enhancing the capability further, Microsoft has endowed users with a powerful capability to build apps utilizing SharePoint lists as a data source using PowerApps.

PowerApps has radically transformed the way organizations connect, build and share custom business apps with other employees and stakeholders in minutes across devices.

Let's explore how to create a PowerApp using a SharePoint List:

To begin with navigate to the list where you want to create a PowerApp
One way to do that is to click the Settings → Site Contents.
Now you can see all the contents of your SharePoint site, including all of the lists.
Click on the desired list you want to use as a data source for your PowerApp

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An example of SharePoint List

Next Click on PowerApps →Customize Forms

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You will be redirected to PowerApps Studio and you can see the form as shown in the screenshot below

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As depicted in the screenshot below, you can see the data source.

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Moving ahead, on the left-hand side , you can edit and add different fields in the form as per your requirements
Click on Properties →Fields

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Check or uncheck any of the fields to add or remove them. You can even drag and drop the required fields.
Going forward, let's add a tile bar to the form, Click on Icons and grab a rectangle

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Click on Text in the upper pane to add text in the title bar

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As seen in the screenshot above under Label, you can add text, change its font, color. font size , width,etc to improve the aesthetic look for the user. c 29

Once you are done, Click File → Save→Publish to SharePoint and confirm the same

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Now, refresh the page, click on the New Button and ta-da you see the form!

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Easy to use, It is a nice way for the users to have a better experience with their lists and when submitting things to a list.

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About the author

Sneha Gopal

Content Manager, Dock 365

Sneha Gopal is a content manager with four years of content management experience, having worked with brands across the US and UK before joining Dock 365. At Dock 365, she wrote primarily about Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365, covering topics like site customization, security configurations, user profile management, and Power BI integrations while also contributing foundational posts on why SharePoint and Office 365 make a strong backbone for contract lifecycle management. Her work sits at the intersection of Microsoft platform education and practical guidance for teams adopting digital workplace tools.

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