Printing/Saving PDFs with Signatures and Images (No Premium Power Apps)

Using Power Apps to print content to a PDF and subsequently save the document in a SharePoint library can streamline many business processes, enhancing document management and collaboration. This can be achieved by integrating Power Apps with Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow) to harness its workflow capabilities. When a user triggers the print action in Power Apps, a flow can be initiated in Power Automate to generate a PDF version of the desired content. This PDF can then be automatically saved to a specified folder in a SharePoint library, making it accessible for authorized users from anywhere at any time. This seamless process not only boosts productivity but also ensures that documents are stored securely and consistently, facilitating easier management and retrieval of important documents.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Create a New Portrait Screen
2:17 Designing a Table to Print
7:11 Create a Container to call PDF Function
8:15 PowerApps (V2) trigger to create the PDF
9:55 Power App Fx Formula to run Flow
11:52 Add a Signature to the PDF
13:38 Add an Image to the Container
14:54 Cutout People for Power Apps
17:00 Conclusion

[@andrewhess123]

If you're subscribed, I'm going to keep knocking out some of your emails and questions! This video was one, thank you all for the ideas for videos!

[@sagaisaac]

Excelente video!

[@andrewhess123]

Gracias mi amigo!

[@saeedsm57]

Awesome!

[@andrewhess123]

Thank you Saeed!!

[@waiyan6951]

Thank you so much sir. I have planned to do with words connector and I only know in last minutes that connector need premium license and our company do not have. this video save my life to print form with signature. Really Appreciate. Thank you

[@andrewhess123]

Nice Waiyan! I have other videos on strategies to get around the premium licenses too, but usually signatures mean $$$. Glad you got it to work for your company.

[@basehumax]

Hi Thanks, is there a way to tell me what html code should I use if I wanted to add a right line a total and bottom disclaimer of the html thanks

[@stewartmcgovern2k10]

Thank you for this brilliant video on PDF signature capture using pen input and found it to be very helpful and for answering my previous question on this topic. :)😀
I am currently using the method you explained in a previous video, which involves a Word template and quick parts. Power Apps populates the template and uses a flow to update the file content. The flow then uploads the document to SharePoint, converts it to PDF, and emails it to the user. However, I am not sure how to add the signature method from this to the Word template. Maybe a good question for another video 😉

[@andrewhess123]

Hi Stewart! From doing the quick parts and adding a signature... Hmmm... My only thought is instead of doing a signature is signing through metadata some way using Power Automate or Docusign. I don't know about adding a signature graphic to an existing document once you are going through the quick part method. That's the old-school, but still great way to do it method!😄

[@muratcaglayan9242]

I wish you have live events. Then we can see how entire app or part of it created from scratch without jumpcuts.

[@andrewhess123]

Hi Murat, this is something I could do in the future. I did not know people wanted this. Thank you Murat.

[@muratcaglayan9242]

@@andrewhess123 in livestreams result is not the only important thing, how do you approach the problem and how you fix them in real time will guide others to do the same.

[@Work-bk2ej]

Hello, sir. but I found that the PDF() function is not working on IOS devices,is there any other way to do the same thing?

[@andrewhess123]

Hi Work, my only thought right now is the PDF() function is still in preview we should probably wait for Microsoft to take it out of preview to see if that fixes the issue on iOS devices.

[@emperor187]

This works great for me with the Print command. When I go to save it in Sharepoint, the image is moved to a second page. Not sure why that would happen, any ideas?

[@emperor187]

No sooner than I post I figured it out. In case anyone else has a similar issue, the container was too close to the screen's border and that caused it to drop onto a 2nd page. Once I added a small border by resizing the container, it saved the PDF file as a single page

[@andrewhess123]

Oh nice emperor, sorry I couldnt respond any faster 😀 Thank you for watching though!!