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#As a business analyst with little or no coding experience, I want to change the data that appears in the default gallery of a generated app and make other changes so that my users can more easily find and manage information.
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#As a business analyst with little or no coding experience, I want to change the data that appears in the default gallery of a generated app and make other changes so that my users can more easily manage information.
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# Tutorial: Customize a gallery in Microsoft PowerApps
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In this tutorial, you'll customize the default gallery of an app that was generated automatically in PowerApps. You can use the app without making these changes, but they will probably make it easier to use:
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# Tutorial: Customize a gallery in PowerApps
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In this tutorial, you'll customize the gallery and make other changes to an app that was generated automatically in Microsoft PowerApps. Users can manage data in the app even if you don't make these changes, but the app will be easier to use if you customize it for your organization's needs:
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> * Change the layout of the gallery
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1. Find the app that you generated, and then select the ellipsis icon (**...**) for it near the right edge.
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The value of this property appears in the formula bar. You set this property to specify not only the data source for the gallery but also the columns by which users can sort and search the data.
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1. In the formula bar, replace both instances of **emailaddress1** with **name**, retaining the double-quotation marks that surround each instance.
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1. Copy this formula, and then paste it in the formula bar.

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- If a user types one or more characters in the search bar, the gallery shows only those account names that contain the text that the user typed.
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- If a user selects the sort icon, the gallery is sorted alphabetically by account in either ascending or descending order, depending on how many times the user selects the icon.
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The first instance of **name** specifies that the user can filter the list to show only those records for which the account name contains text that the user typed in the search bar. The second instance of **name** specifies that the user can sort the list alphabetically by account name. For more information about these and other functions, see the [formula reference](formula-reference.md).
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For more information about these and other functions, see the [formula reference](formula-reference.md).
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## Test sorting and searching
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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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In this tutorial, you've customized the gallery and the title of the default screen of a generated app. You can also customize the default screens for displaying details and creating or updating accounts. Those screens contain a display-form control and an edit-form control. You can change, for example, which types of data the forms show and in which order.
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In this tutorial, you've customized the gallery and made other changes to the default screen for browsing records in a generated app. You can also customize the default screens for displaying details and creating or updating accounts. As the browse screen contains a gallery, the other two screens in the app contain forms. You can change, for example, which types of data the forms show and in which order.
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# Quickstart: Generate an app from Common Data Service for Apps in Microsoft PowerApps
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# Quickstart: Generate an app from Common Data Service for Apps in PowerApps
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In this quickstart, you'll use PowerApps to automatically generate your first app based on a list of sample accounts in [Common Data Service for Apps](../common-data-service/data-platform-intro.md). In this app, you can browse all accounts, show details of a single account, and create, update, or delete an account.
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In this quickstart, you'll use Microsoft PowerApps to automatically generate an app based on a list of sample accounts in [Common Data Service (CDS) for Apps](../common-data-service/data-platform-intro.md). In this app, you can browse all accounts, show details of a single account, and create, update, or delete an account.
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To follow this quickstart, you must [switch to an environment](working-with-environments.md) in which a database in Common Data Service for Apps has been created, contains data, and allows updates. If no such environment exists and you have administrative privileges, you can [create an environment](../../administrator/environments-administration.md#create-an-environment) that meets this requirement.
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To follow this quickstart, you must [switch to an environment](working-with-environments.md) in which a database in CDS for Apps has been created, contains data, and allows updates. If no such environment exists and you have administrative privileges, you can [create an environment](../../administrator/environments-administration.md#create-an-environment) that meets this requirement.
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If you don't have a license for PowerApps, you can [sign up for free](../signup-for-powerapps.md).
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1. Near the left edge, select **Save** and then, in the lower-left corner, select **Save**.
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## Next steps
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In this quickstart, you created an app to manage sample data about accounts in the Common Data Service for Apps. As a next step, customize the default browse screen to better suit your needs.
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In this quickstart, you created an app to manage sample data about accounts in CDS for Apps. As a next step, customize the gallery and other elements of the default browse screen to better suit your needs.
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> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
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> [Customize a default browse screen](customize-layout-sharepoint.md).
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> [Customize a gallery](customize-layout-sharepoint.md).
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