Get to Know Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate (formerly known as Flow) is a web-only application that you can use to automate tasks and processes. Get acquainted with the Power Automate application in this module and familiarize yourself with how it can be used to automate tasks.

What is Power Automate?

What Can You Do with Power Automate? Links to an external site. (Video, 4m 7s)

Learn the Basic Features of Power Automate

Get Started with Microsoft Power Automate Links to an external site. (External resource)
Introducing Microsoft Power Automate Links to an external site. (External resource)

Access Power Automate on the Web

Microsoft Power Automate is an Microsoft 365 application that is only available on the Web.

Click the Log in button on the Microsoft 365 at Penn State Links to an external site. Homepage (PSU resource)

Explore Uses of Power Automate

Create a Power Automate workflow to receive notifications, such as emails or text messages when something happens, automate approval processes, or manage your social media accounts.

Get a Push Notification when you get an email Links to an external site. (Video, 3m 47s)
Create and Test an Approval Workflow with Microsoft Power Automate Links to an external site. (External resource)
Work with the approval action Links to an external site. (Video, 4m 31s)