Tool versions
The tools change every month. Every chapter and every component is run again on each new version of its tool before it is marked as working.
Which version do I have?
In Windows, open Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps, and search for Power Automate. The version number is under its name.
Power Automate Desktop Bible · Power Automate Desktop
| Chapter or component | PAD 2.73 (being tested) | PAD 2.72 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Getting started with Power Automate Desktop | Works as shown | — |
| 2 · Variables and data types | Works as shown | — |
| 3 · If conditions and decision rules | Works as shown | — |
| 4 · For each loops: process files in a folder | Works as shown | — |
| 5 · File and folder automation | Works as shown | — |
| 6 · Text actions, dates, and number conversion | Works as shown | — |
| 7 · Excel automation: read and write worksheets | Works as shown | — |
| 8 · DataTables, CSV files, and data consolidation | Works as shown | — |
| 9 · PDF automation: extract text and tables | Works as shown | — |
| 10 · OCR: extract text from scanned documents | Works as shown | — |
| 11 · PDF automation: merge and split files | Works as shown | — |
| 12 · Outlook automation: save email attachments | Works as shown | — |
| 13 · Outlook email automation: prepare messages for review | Works as shown | — |
| 14 · IMAP and SMTP email automation: file proofs of delivery | Works as shown | — |
| 15 · Web scraping and data extraction | Works as shown | — |
| 16 · Web form automation with Excel data | Works as shown | — |
| 17 · UI automation for desktop applications | Works as shown | — |
| 18 · Dynamic UI elements and robust selectors | Works as shown | — |
| 19 · Troubleshooting desktop flows | Works as shown | — |
| 20 · Error handling, retries, and logging | Works as shown | — |
| 21 · Subflows and input/output variables | Works as shown | — |
| 22 · Testing reusable desktop flows | Works as shown | — |
| 23 · Word automation with document templates | Works as shown | — |
| 24 · PowerPoint automation with native actions | Works as shown | — |
| 25 · Share, export, and import desktop flows | Works as shown | — |
| 26 · Attended vs unattended automation | Works as shown | — |
| 27 · Schedule desktop flows and understand triggers | Documentary chapter: nothing to run | — |
| 28 · Power Automate Desktop examples: an end-to-end project | Works as shown | — |
| 29 · Build a project for your own work | Works as shown | — |