Achieve digital transformation through business automation with minimal coding
If you’ve ever wished that repetitive business tasks could just handle themselves, you’re not alone. Microsoft Power Automate is here to turn that wish into reality, and this book is your step-by-step guide to making it happen. You do not need to be a developer or wear a superhero cape to get started.
This hands-on guide is built for system administrators, tech-savvy professionals, and ambitious Power Users. It takes you from automation beginner to workflow expert using the automation engine behind many of Microsoft 365’s productivity features. Whether you are new to automation or just new to Power Automate, this book helps you go from “I wonder if this can be done automatically” to “I built it, and it works.”
You will begin with the basics. Learn what connectors, triggers, and actions are, and how to link them into flows that save time and reduce errors. From email routing and file transfers to approval chains and sentiment analysis, you will explore how automation can transform your daily tasks.
Inside, you will learn how to:
- Understand and use the building blocks of Power Automate
- Automate simple but time-consuming tasks like sorting email or moving files
- Build flows that connect with Outlook, Forms, Teams, SharePoint, and other tools
- Use Power Automate Desktop to bring robotic process automation into your business
- Handle user input, document approvals, and multi-step workflows
- Apply artificial intelligence tools such as sentiment analysis to enhance your processes
This edition has been updated with the latest features, visuals, and enhancements. Whether you want to eliminate manual work, speed up internal operations, or show your team what smart automation can do, this guide gives you everything you need to succeed using the cloud tools you already have.