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T. LeungBeginning Power Appshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6683-0_16

16. Working with Images and Media

Tim Leung1  
(1)
Reading, UK
 

Power Apps provides rich media capabilities. We can build apps that include images and videos, and we can also integrate with the cameras that are built into smartphone and tablet devices. We can even scan barcodes and retrieve pen input. This is particularly useful because it enables us to capture signatures and to convert handwritten annotations to text.

We begin this chapter by creating an Excel-based app that can store and retrieve images. Next, we’ll explore how the Site Inspection template app implements an image gallery screen that enables users to review camera photos. With this knowledge, ...

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