From a Canvas PowerApps, generate a PDF file & Download it
From a Canvas PowerApps, you can generate a PDF file and then download it for further use.
From a Canvas PowerApps, you can generate a PDF file and then download it for further use. To do this, you need to use the Microsoft PowerApps to generate the PDF file. Once the PDF is generated, you can then download it to your device or save it to the cloud. This is a great way to store documents or share them with others who may not have access to the app. It also allows you to have a permanent copy of the generated file.
In order to generate a PDF from a Canvas PowerApps, you need to first select the form you wish to generate the PDF from. Then, click the “Generate PDF” button and the file will be generated. You will then be able to download it to your device or save it to the cloud.
You can also use the PDF Generator within the PowerApps studio to generate a PDF document. This is done by selecting the form you wish to generate the PDF from, clicking the “Generate” button and then selecting the “Download” option.
Once the PDF is generated, you can then save it to your device or save it to the cloud. You can also share the PDF file with others as well.
USE CASE
Within Canvas PowerApps, we need to generate a PDF file using some Dataverse tables and then open/download/print this PDF file. Using this short video of Reza Dorrani: How to Download PDFs DIRECTLY from Power Apps with the PDF Function , I was able to use his method to open the generated PDF file.
GENERATE THE PDF FILE FROM DATAVERSE TABLES
Using a Container as it is a control that can be used as a Target for the PDF function . Inside this Container, I am using an HTML Text control to format my PDF file. Using this HTML Text control, I was able to use my Dataverse Data.
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