Course track
Microsoft Power Automate
The Microsoft automation track: cloud flows, desktop flows, connectors, approvals, expressions, licensing, monitoring, and the practical line between Power Automate as business workflow automation versus Power Automate as desktop RPA.
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Live now13
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Track lessons
Live lessons link out directly. Draft lessons are already scaffolded in the repo so the track can be written in order without changing slugs or metadata later.
- Lesson 1LiveWhat Is Microsoft Power Automate
- Lesson 2LivePower Automate Cloud Flows vs Desktop Flows
- Lesson 3LivePower Automate vs Zapier vs Make
- Lesson 4LiveHow to Build Your First Cloud Flow
- Lesson 5LivePower Automate Triggers Actions and Connectors
- Lesson 6LiveDesktop Flows and RPA in Power Automate
- Lesson 7LiveApprovals in Power Automate Explained
- Lesson 8LiveExpressions and Dynamic Content in Power Automate
- Lesson 9LivePower Automate Error Handling and Scopes
- Lesson 10LivePower Automate Licensing Explained
- Lesson 11LiveHow to Monitor Power Automate Runs
- Lesson 12LiveBest Power Automate Workflows for Microsoft 365 Teams
- Lesson 13LiveWhen to Use Power Automate Instead of Zapier
Tools that fit this track
Free, privacy-first utilities in your browser — no uploads required for most workflows.
- Excel SuiteWork with spreadsheet-heavy automations, merged workbooks, and operational reporting without leaving the browser.
- Universal ConverterConvert JSON, CSV, and Excel payloads while shaping data for Power Automate actions and connectors.
- URL Builder & EncoderAssemble clean URLs with query strings, encoded params, and UTM blocks for workflow steps and callbacks.
- JSON Formatter & ValidatorInspect, validate, and normalize JSON payloads while debugging field mapping and webhook bodies.
Browse other course tracks
- Workflow Automation FoundationsStart here if you are still defining the model. This track covers what workflow automation actually is, how integrations fit into it, when automation is worth doing, how to map a workflow cleanly, and which use cases create leverage instead of chaos.
- APIs, Webhooks, and Integration BasicsThe technical core of modern automations: APIs, webhooks, authentication, retries, quotas, schemas, and error handling. This track is where non-technical operators stop feeling blocked and technical builders stop shipping brittle workflows.
- Zapier WorkflowsA practical track for teams standardizing on Zapier. Learn how Zaps are structured, how to use built-in tools like Formatter, Filters, Paths, and Webhooks, what task usage really means, and where Zapier is strong or weak compared with other platforms.