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I’ve been wanting to share this one for a while. If you’ve ever needed to generate professional-looking Word or PDF documents from Power Automate — complete with icons, tables, and styled headers — without reaching for premium connectors or fiddly Word templates, this approach might just change how you think about document generation. The trick? HTML that Word understands. In this post, I’m going to walk through the entire flow step by step, explain the key patterns that make it work, and show you the finished output. Let’s get into it. ...

Tired of the tediousclick-click-click to convert documents to PDF? If your job involves converting files manually, you know the drill — open the file, export, download. In this post, I’ll show you three ways to use SharePoint Buttons to convert documents to PDF right from your document library, ranging from quick deep links to full Power Automate automation. The Methods at a Glance Method Best For Supports 1. Word Deep Link Quick Print/Save Word only 2. Fast Browser PDF Speed & Preview Word, Excel, PowerPoint 3. Power Automate Full Automation All Office Files Method 1: The Word Print Link This is a simple deep link that opens your Word document directly in “Print Mode” within the browser. From there, you just hit print and save it as a PDF to your local machine. It’s a great entry point, but keep in mind it’s limited to Word documents. ...

Power Automate has an action “Export to File for Power BI Reports” which enables you to export a Power BI Visual or Page as a PDF, Power Point (PPTX) or Image (PNG) file. Below you will learn about the Workspace requirements, how to identify the report page and visual names and how to implement a report level filter. We will explore common errors, how to setup your Power Automate Cloud flow, some of the limitations, the Power BI Playground and finally saving the exported file to SharePoint and sending via Teams or Email. ...

Ever wished you could populate an Excel invoice template as easily as a Word template in Power Automate? Excel doesn’t offer a built-in “Populate Template” action, but Office Scripts in Excel On the Web (currently in preview as of March 2021) changes everything. In this post, I’ll show you how to use TypeScript and Office Scripts to dynamically complete an Excel invoice via Power Automate. Watch the demo here ...

Ever wanted to generate a PDF from a Microsoft Forms response without paying for premium connectors? In this post, I’ll show you how to populate a Word template dynamically using data from Microsoft Forms — all without the Premium Word Template action — using a clever SharePoint document library trick in Power Automate. The Build Demonstration Does your line of work require you to populate the same template over and over again? Maybe it’s invoices, certificates or receipts? What if you could complete a microsoft form and receive the completed file in return in under 60 seconds? Direct to you or your customer’s email or your document library in Teams? ...