How to Create a Dashboard in Power Apps

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May 4, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to create a dashboard in Power Apps.

On the Create page in Power Apps, click Start with data.
From the data list, click your data source.
Select your data from the options.
Click Create app.
On the canvas editor, click Insert from the top toolbar.
From the dropdown, click the chart you want to use.
Position the chart on the canvas in the center of the screen.
Use the formula bar at the top of the screen to bind it to your data and you're good to go!

📌 Why this matters

Creating dashboards transforms raw data into visual insights that drive immediate decision-making. You can spot trends, outliers, and patterns at a glance rather than scrolling through spreadsheets. The real power emerges when you share these dashboards with stakeholders who need different views of the same data. A sales manager sees revenue trends while an operations director focuses on performance metrics, all from one unified interface. This eliminates the endless email chains of "Can you send me the latest numbers?" and creates a single source of truth everyone can access.

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