PowerAutomate is Microsoft’s workflow automation tool that can be used in numerous ways.
From approving documents to automatically moving certain emails from Outlook to OneDrive, PowerAutomate has numerous uses.
PowerAutomate comes prebuilt with numerous templates which you can use to start your automation.
All you have to do is sign in to PowerAutomate with your Office 365 login details to get started.
To use PowerAutomate, your Office 365 account has to have the appropriate licenses which can be used to access the application.
Once you are signed in, go to the left navigation bar and click on ”+ create” to create a new flow.
There you can use the templates to search for one which similar to what you want to accomplish.
You can search for the right template by using keywords such as ”approvals”, “move emails” or ”send an email“ depending on what you are trying to accomplish.
Once you find a template that is close to what you want, click on it.
It would take you to this screen that would need you to sign in.
You will need to sign in with your Office 365 because it would use your credentials to connect to the various components that it needs to complete the workflow.
Once you sign in, it would take you to the edit page of the PowerAutomate workflow.
This is where you can save the workflow and perform configurations such as connecting the Sharepoint site, inputting the email addresses and formatting the email notifications etc.