Category: Microsoft Lists

Migrate Microsoft Lists to Dataverse for Teams

Despite this blog post’s catchy title there is no magic upgrade button to move Microsoft Lists to Dataverse for Teams. There may be in the future but until then migration translates to rebuild. A list rebuild to Dataverse will most likely be caused by a design requirement that Lists is not suited to, like setting … Continue reading Migrate Microsoft Lists to Dataverse for Teams →

Export Microsoft List data to Excel

I've previously written about how to import data from Excel into Microsoft Lists. In this post, we will switch things up and export list data into Excel using Power Automate. In our scenario, we will export a subset of the list data into a date-named spreadsheet that is stored in Microsoft Teams daily. Excel Preparation … Continue reading Export Microsoft List data to Excel →

When a List Isn’t Enough: A Case for Dataverse and Model-Driven Apps

This article originally appears on the AvePoint blog as When a List Isn’t Enough: A Case for Dataverse and Model-Driven Apps. I like working with Microsoft Lists. They’re easy to create and easy to populate and have many options to improve the user experience with features like column formatting and extending functionality using services like the … Continue reading When a List Isn’t Enough: A Case for Dataverse and Model-Driven Apps →

Use Power Automate to copy multi-select Person values between Microsoft Lists

In this blog post I will show how to copy multi-select Person values from one list to another. This post is a supplement to: Use Power Automate to move Microsoft Lists items to another list. I am using two lists called Source and Destination. Both lists have a Person column called "Person" that allows multiple selections. Create a new Flow … Continue reading Use Power Automate to copy multi-select Person values between Microsoft Lists →

How to create a Teams chat from Microsoft Lists

This blog post is in response to a question posed in the comments section of Microsoft Lists: Updated Issue Tracker. The question is: "Wondering if there is a way of integrating the Teams chat function into the Issue Tracker – so that when someone opens an “issue”; I can chat with them within the context … Continue reading How to create a Teams chat from Microsoft Lists →

5 Little-Known Microsoft Lists Features to Boost Efficiency

This article originally appears on the AvePoint blog as 5 Little-Known Microsoft Lists Features to Boost Efficiency. The Microsoft Lists platform supplies a fantastic way for users to collaborate on data using a single, low-barrier platform where solutions can start modestly and grow as requirements, experience, and features increase. The Microsoft investment in List modernization continues with … Continue reading 5 Little-Known Microsoft Lists Features to Boost Efficiency →

A first look at “Visualize the list” in Microsoft Lists

Microsoft is rolling out a new Power Platform integration for Microsoft Lists called Visualize the list. This latest addition creates an auto-generated Power BI report based on the underlying list schema. The auto-generated report provides an excellent starting point for users not proficient with Power BI. In this blog post I will show how to … Continue reading A first look at “Visualize the list” in Microsoft Lists →

A first look at Templates in Microsoft Lists

Custom List Templates are starting to roll out to Microsoft Lists. Templates allow organizations to extend their current List based solutions to a broader audience in an approved manner. Complete instructions can be found on the Creating custom list templates page. In this blog post I am going to walk through the experience of adding … Continue reading A first look at Templates in Microsoft Lists →

Add an Icon Progress Bar to Microsoft Lists

I am always inspired by the JSON column formatting samples available on the PnP List-Formatting GitHub repository. I recently came across Icon Progress Bar by Julien Seguin and immediately knew that this would be a great addition to one of my daily use Lists. The Icon Progress Bar sample uses a numeric value to indicate … Continue reading Add an Icon Progress Bar to Microsoft Lists →

Use Adaptive Cards to Update Microsoft Lists from Teams using Power Automate

In this blog post I will show how to update a Choice column in Microsoft Lists using a Microsoft Teams Adaptive Card and Power Automate. If you are following along please be sure to build the List and Flow as described in: Send reminders to Teams from Microsoft Lists using Power Automate and Send an Adaptive … Continue reading Use Adaptive Cards to Update Microsoft Lists from Teams using Power Automate →