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Have you visited the Power Apps Community blog<\/a> lately? Along with rapidly growing forums,\u00a0fun and informative\u00a0events, and ways to leave feedback, the Community blog is a platform for you to share ideas with your peers, industry experts, and us here at Microsoft.<\/p>\n

We want to hear what\u2019s got you thinking about PowerApps and business applications! Blog posts can be anything from opinion pieces on the latest industry trends, to helpful tips and how-tos for your fellow PowerApps users, to even \u201ctrip reports\u201d from your local Microsoft event.<\/p>\n

To get started, simply message me, @Jessica<\/a>, with a rough title for your post and a couple of sentences to describe your topic. Together we\u2019ll make sure you can preview how your post will look once it\u2019s done, and set a publication date.<\/p>\n

Posts of the Month<\/h2>\n

Every month, we\u2019ll post highlights from the Community blog so you can catch up on any you may have previously missed. Check out these great posts from February:<\/p>\n

Cascading dropdowns for single line of text<\/a>, by Daniel Christian<\/strong><\/p>\n

This blog walks you through the process of how you can create cascading dropdowns in a PowerApp and save it to a single line of text column. In this blog a SharePoint list with three single line of text columns has been used to save the item. In addition, three separate lists are used for the cascading dropdown data.<\/p>\n

Apps with Batch Saving & Single Record Updating<\/a>, by PK Hong<\/strong><\/p>\n

This three-part series looks at using the efficient batch saving of data to update your app.<\/p>\n

PowerApps Pro Tips | Full Screen Image Pop-Outs<\/a>, by Allison Caldwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are times when a PowerApps user needs to see a large image at full screen. When that\u2019s the case, you want to make sure the user experience is a good one for them. Allison uses a standard process to create full-screen image pop-outs, which provides the best of both worlds. Learn how to create full screen image pop-outs in PowerApps.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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