Create, edit, or configure forms using the form designer

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09/05/2024

Use the form designer to create, edit, or configure forms for model-driven apps.

Create a form

Sign in to Power Apps.
On the left navigation pane, select Solutions, and open the solution you want. If the item isn’t in the side panel pane, select …More and then select the item you want.
Open a table, such as the account table, and then select the Forms area.
Select New form, and then select one of the following form types:
- Main form The primary form type for interaction by users with record data. The contents of the new form are filled using the existing main form definition. If multiple main forms exist, the form at the top of the list in the form order for your app is used to fill the new form.
- Quick view form Quick view forms appear within a main form to display additional read-only data referencing a lookup column. Learn more about main forms
- Quick create form Best for creating new records quickly where only essential columns are required. Appears in a side panel so users don't navigate away from the current screen.
- Card form For displaying compact data in a layout that is good for small screens or areas in a sub-grid or view.
Enter a Form name, and optionally enter a Description.
If you want to have suggestions from Copilot for the columns to create for the form based on the Form name and Description values, select Get AI generated column suggestions. For more information about using this AI feature, go to Column suggestions by Copilot.
Select Create.

Edit a form

Sign in to Power Apps.
On the left navigation pane, select Solutions, and open the solution you want. If the item isn’t in the side panel pane, select …More and then select the item you want.
Open a table, such as the account table, and then select the Forms area.
Select the form that you want, and then on the command bar, select Edit.
Make changes such as adding columns or configuring properties.
When you're done making changes to the form, select Save and Publish > Save only to save the form, or select Save and Publish to save and have your changes available to app users.

Column suggestions by Copilot (preview)

[This topic is pre-release documentation and is subject to change.]

Use column suggestions by Copilot to select the best columns to display in your model-driven app form. Instead of using the default fields that Power Apps selects, makers can view suggestions from Copilot. The column suggestions are based on the form name and description. Makers review the suggestions and make adjustments as needed, saving time and improving the quality of the app.

Important

This is a preview feature.
Preview features aren’t meant for production use and may have restricted functionality. These features are available before an official release so that customers can get early access and provide feedback.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Copilot in Power Apps features: Copilot in Power Apps overview (preview)
See if this feature is available in your region: Product availability report
Learn how to turn on Copilots in your region: Turn on copilots and generative AI features

How column suggestions work

Column suggestions are available when you create a new form or view for a Microsoft Dataverse table.

Column suggestions are available for the following form types:

Quick view
Quick create

To understand the AI impact of field suggestions by Copilot in Power Apps, go to FAQs for field suggestions by Copilot.

Form properties

These are the properties available to configure a form when you create or edit a form using the form designer.

Name	Description
Title	Enter a name that is meaningful to other makers and app users. This name is shown to app users. If users have access to multiple forms for a table, they will use this name to differentiate between the available forms. This property is required.
Description	Enter a description that explains how the form is different from other main forms. This description is only shown to makers in the list of forms for a table in the solution explorer.
Max Width	Set a maximum width (in pixels) to limit the width of the form. The default value is 1900. This property is required.
Show image	Show the table’s Primary Image if it has one set. This setting will enable showing the image column in the header of the form. More information: Enable or disable table options

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