Resources for getting started with Power Apps Portals

Last updated on 06/06/2022

I got an email from someone who was looking for resources for getting started with Power Apps Portals. I replied with some resources that I know is good and that will give a good introduction to Portals and an idea how to get started. This might be useful to more of you, so there is my list:

There are a lot of free online video’s to get you started with Power Apps Portals these days.

“A Guide to Getting Started”

This is a video for how to get started by the king of Portals; Nick Doelman. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ema9XzzoHe0

Engineered Code

This Youtube channel is by Nicholas Hayduk as “Engineered Code”. This is where you’ll find topic specific community calls and “tip of the week” type content.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMKJ6REvhhVgFGUq8BSwAw

Portals Community Call

Every month Nicholas Hayduk host a community call where he covers a specific topic related to Portals, talk about the lates updates and news, and generally keep us all up to date. Register for the next one here: https://www.engineeredcode.com/portals-community-call

Scottish Summit 2021

Scottish Summit had a lot of sessions on Portals this year. Visit this site: https://scottishsummit.com/scottish-summit-2021-virtual-sessions/ and use the browser search tool to search for “Portals” to highlight all sessions that are related to Portals. All sessions can be found on Youtube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B45OHs0iLLo&list=PLGVTrXAewf5NoqrVxeUqcXndp1mLnF8tM

Portals Zero to Hero

There is an ongoing course series for beginners called “Power Apps Portals – Zero to Hero” that Victor Dantas has put together. I have presented two sessions, and it will continue with new sessions for a few more weeks to come. Visit https://www.dantas.ca/zero-to-hero to learn more and sign up for the next sessions. You can watch all the previous sessions here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4BFDYLlR6Y&list=PLY78FEdXz6KQY5_h7xl5uPOY4pSNhGBCr

If you like to read more then watch video’s then just look up the blogs in the list below and you will get your hands on some great content:

• Nick Doelman: https://readyxrm.blog/author/nickdoelman/
• Franco Musso: https://francomusso.com/
• Oliver Rodrigues: https://oliverrodrigues365.com/
• Oleksandr Olashyn: https://www.dancingwithcrm.com/

Microsoft Documentation

Also look at the Microsoft Documentation here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/portals/

Portals on MS LEARN

Portals Learning Path on LEARN: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/get-started-power-apps-portals/

Enjoy learning Power Apps Portals, and please reach out if you run into trouble. We’re here to help.

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