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Work with different technologies in Power Automate for desktop

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Overview

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  • Module 1: Learn about the files and folders actions in Microsoft Power Automate for desktop.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn how to create flows that manage files and folders.
    • Learn how to manage the properties of multiple files and folders.
  • Module 2: This module covers the browser automation actions in Power Automate for desktop.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn how to configure browser automation actions.
    • Learn how to extract data from web pages.
    • Create a flow that extracts gainer stocks from the MSN website.
  • Module 3: Learn how Power Automate for desktop identifies and interacts with UI elements and windows.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about the concept of UI elements.
    • Discover the window and element-handling capabilities of Power Automate for desktop.
  • Module 4: Learn about automating Microsoft Excel actions in Power Automate for desktop.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Open Excel files and attach a process to an already opened file.
    • Use the Excel group of actions to read data from and write data to an Excel file.
    • Create and edit worksheets.
    • Save and close Excel files.
  • Module 5: In this module, we'll discuss how to automate email handling in Power Automate for desktop.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Become familiar with the email, Outlook, and Exchange actions.
    • Create a flow that retrieves, processes, and sends emails.
  • Module 6: Learn about the system, workstation, and services actions in Power Automate for desktop.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Automate system-related tasks with the system and workstation groups of actions.
    • Automate the management of Windows services with the service group of actions.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Control file and folder handling in Power Automate for desktop
    • Introduction
    • Folder actions
    • File actions
    • Exercise - Create a backup copy of the desktop folder
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Web automation in Power Automate for desktop
    • Introducing web automation
    • Launch, close, and handle browsers
    • Handle web pages and forms
    • Extract data from web pages
    • Direct web access and scripting
    • Exercise - Extract stocks from MSN
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Use Power Automate for desktop to interact with windows and applications
    • Introduction
    • UI elements
    • Window handling and element interaction
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Excel automation in Power Automate for desktop
    • Introduction
    • Launch, save, and close an Excel file
    • Read from an Excel document
    • Write to an Excel worksheet
    • Additional actions and features
    • Manage worksheets
    • Exercise - Organize data in a spreadsheet
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 5: Automating email handling in Power Automate for desktop
    • Introducing email automation
    • Automate webmail services
    • Automate Outlook
    • Automate Exchange servers
    • Exercise - Confirm the submission of support tickets
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 6: Automate system, workstation, and services actions in Power Automate for desktop
    • Introduction
    • System and workstation actions
    • Services actions
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary

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