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+---
+title: Understand your app's functionality through code view (preview)
+description: Understanding app functionality through code view for canvas apps.
+author: marcelbf
+
+ms.custom: canvas
+ms.collection: get-started
+ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.reviewer: mkaur
+ms.date: 5/14/2024
+ms.subservice: canvas-maker
+ms.author: marcelbf
+search.audienceType: 
+  - maker
+  - developer
+---
+# Understand app functionality through code view (preview)
+
+[This article is prerelease documentation and is subject to change.]
+
+Use code view to see your app's underlying code to better understand the app's functionality. Each control on the screen has a code representation that uses a format that is a subset of YAML and an improvement from the [YAML formula grammar](/power-platform/power-fx/yaml-formula-grammar).
+
+With code view you can:
+
+- See a code representation of each control on your screen.
+- Copy a control as code and share outside of Power Apps Studio.
+- Copy an paste a control as code and create new control based on the copied code.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> - Format is subjected to change. We don’t guarantee compatibility with the final version.
+> - The current code format isn't suitable to source control during the preview period.
+
+## Prerequisites 
+
+ The Power Fx formula bar must be turned on to view the code for a control.
+
+The formula bar is **ON** by default for new apps. For existing apps, follow these steps to turn on the Power Fx formula bar:
+ - Open our app in Power Apps Studio, select **Settings** > **Upcoming features** > **Preview** > set the **Power Fx formula bar** toggle to **ON**.
+
+
+## View, copy, and paste code
+
+The **View code** feature shows the code for the selected control and all underlying controls. You can also use the shortcut **Ctrl + F** to find a specific string in the code.
+
+Follow these steps to view, copy, and paste the code for a control:
+
+1. Open your app for [editing](edit-app.md) in Power Apps Studio.
+1. **Right-click** on the control in the **Tree view** or on the screen or and then select, **View code (preview)**. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/code-view/view-code.png" alt-text="View code for a control":::
+
+1. Select **Copy code** and then paste the copied code into any window outside of your browser.
+
+1. To generate a new control from the copied code, right-click on the control where you want to create a new control and the select, **Paste code (preview)**. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/code-view/paste-code.png" alt-text="Paste code ":::
+
+
+     You must use the YAML format that's generated by Power Apps Studio. The code also goes through validation check before it's created.
+
+## Know limitations
+
+* You can't copy and paste and there’s no code view for the **App Object**.
+* You can’t edit the code in the code view.
+* You can only copy controls that are on a screen. Copying a screen isn't supported.
+
+This article provides an overview of working with formulas. For more detailed information about functions, operators, and other building blocks, see [Formula reference](formula-reference.md).
+
+### See also
+
+[YAML format](/power-platform/power-fx/yaml-formula-grammar)
+[Formula bar](formula-bar-find-replace.md)
+[Use Find and Replace capability in the formula bar](formula-bar-find-replace.md)
+
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