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description: Step-by-step instructions for creating a canvas app based on a sample in Power Apps
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author: tapanm-msft
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ms.service: powerapps
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.custom: canvas
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ms.date: 03/11/2018
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ms.author: tapanm
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ms.reviewer: tapanm
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ms.date: 01/22/2020
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ms.author: wimcoor
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# Create a canvas app from a sample in Power Apps
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In this quickstart, you'll create a canvas app from a sample so that you can explore design possibilities and discover concepts that you can apply as you develop your own canvas apps.
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Each sample showcases a real-world scenario but uses fictitious data. To store this data, you'll need a cloud-storage account, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
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Each sample showcases a real-world scenario but uses fictitious data.
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If you don't have a license for Power Apps, you can [sign up for free](../signup-for-powerapps.md).
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## Open a sample app
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1. Sign in to [Power Apps](https://make.powerapps.com?utm_source=padocs&utm_medium=linkinadoc&utm_campaign=referralsfromdoc).
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1.In the list of sample apps, hover over a sample app (such as **Cost Estimator**) with your mouse.
1. Choose a sampleapp from the list of sample apps, such as **Cost Estimator**.
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1. Click or tap the phone icon to create a version of the app for mobile devices (or leave the tablet icon selected), and then click or tap **Make this app**.
1.In Power Apps Studio, click or tap **Make my own app**in the banner near the top-center of the screen.
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1.Update the app name and select **Create**to create the app.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Some sample apps may be available in only phone or tablet layouts. Read [create responsive layouts in canvas apps](create-responsive-layout.md) for more details regarding layouts. If the sample app you selected has phone and tablet as layout options, select a layout of your choice.
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1.Specify the cloud-storage account where you want to store the fictitious data for this app, and then provide credentials for that account.
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1.Open Preview mode by pressing F5 (or by selecting the play button near the upper-right corner).
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1. Open Preview mode by pressing F5 (or by clicking or tapping the play button near the upper-right corner).
Each sample represents a different scenario with a variety of screens and other controls. If you opened the Cost Estimator sample, you can use the default app to perform these tasks:
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1. When you finish exploring the app, close Preview mode by pressing Esc (or by clicking or tapping the close icon near the upper-right corner, under the title bar for Power Apps).
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## Save the app
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1. Near the upper-left corner, click or tap the**File** tab.
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1. Near the upper-left corner, select**File** tab.
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1. In the **App settings** page, review the default settings.
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1. In the **Settings** page, review the default settings.
In this quickstart, you created your own app based on a sample that uses fictitious data stored in your cloud account. For more help learning how to create an app, you can also automatically generate an app based on data in other sources such as Common Data Service, SharePoint, or Excel.
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In this quickstart, you created a sample that uses fictitious data. For more help learning how to create an app, you can also automatically generate an app based on data in other sources such as Common Data Service, SharePoint, or Excel.
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