
Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate
Drive digital transformation with AI-powered automation and low-code business workflows
Aaron Guilmette(Author)
Packt Publishing
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 5. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-1-83664-963-2 (ISBN)
Description
Design powerful, low-code automations with AI, RPA, and Microsoft 365 to streamline tasks, boost productivity, and reduce manual work
Key Features
Build smarter flows using Copilot and the latest generative AI features
Automate processes across cloud and desktop with enhanced RPA and new use cases
Secure and scale workflows with updated governance and monitoring best practices
Book DescriptionAutomation is the way forward-it's how work gets done. Whether you're automating your first workflow or scaling enterprise-wide processes, this third edition of Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate is your complete guide to building powerful automations using Power Automate's cloud flows, desktop RPA capabilities, and the latest AI features, covering both foundational skills and advanced techniques.
Starting with a step-by-step tour through Power Automate fundamentals, you'll build practical skills with flows that integrate across Microsoft 365, Slack, Azure AD, and more. You'll dive into real-world scenarios, mastering everything from approvals and email automation to error handling and governance. This edition brings expanded content on AI Builder, generative AI, and Copilot, showing you how to create intelligent workflows that don't just automate tasks but add real business value.
Designed for information workers, power users, and citizen developers, this book brings the latest Power Automate updates into focus. With 7 new chapters, hands-on exercises, and expert guidance, this book will help you stay ahead in today's fast-evolving low-code landscape-whether you're new to automation or leveling up your skills.What you will learn
Build your first flows with connectors, actions, and triggers
Automate with cloud flows, desktop flows, and approvals
Accelerate development with Copilot to build and manage flows using AI
Integrate Power Automate with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Azure AD, and Dataverse
Use RPA to automate legacy systems and web apps
Apply AI Builder and generative AI for intelligent workflow design
Monitor, troubleshoot, and govern enterprise-scale automations
Implement best practices for security, compliance, and maintainability
Who this book is forThis book is ideal for information workers and Power users who want to automate repetitive tasks-whether for their organizations or for their projects. To make the most of it, you should have basic familiarity with the MS 365 platform.
Key Features
Build smarter flows using Copilot and the latest generative AI features
Automate processes across cloud and desktop with enhanced RPA and new use cases
Secure and scale workflows with updated governance and monitoring best practices
Book DescriptionAutomation is the way forward-it's how work gets done. Whether you're automating your first workflow or scaling enterprise-wide processes, this third edition of Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate is your complete guide to building powerful automations using Power Automate's cloud flows, desktop RPA capabilities, and the latest AI features, covering both foundational skills and advanced techniques.
Starting with a step-by-step tour through Power Automate fundamentals, you'll build practical skills with flows that integrate across Microsoft 365, Slack, Azure AD, and more. You'll dive into real-world scenarios, mastering everything from approvals and email automation to error handling and governance. This edition brings expanded content on AI Builder, generative AI, and Copilot, showing you how to create intelligent workflows that don't just automate tasks but add real business value.
Designed for information workers, power users, and citizen developers, this book brings the latest Power Automate updates into focus. With 7 new chapters, hands-on exercises, and expert guidance, this book will help you stay ahead in today's fast-evolving low-code landscape-whether you're new to automation or leveling up your skills.What you will learn
Build your first flows with connectors, actions, and triggers
Automate with cloud flows, desktop flows, and approvals
Accelerate development with Copilot to build and manage flows using AI
Integrate Power Automate with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Azure AD, and Dataverse
Use RPA to automate legacy systems and web apps
Apply AI Builder and generative AI for intelligent workflow design
Monitor, troubleshoot, and govern enterprise-scale automations
Implement best practices for security, compliance, and maintainability
Who this book is forThis book is ideal for information workers and Power users who want to automate repetitive tasks-whether for their organizations or for their projects. To make the most of it, you should have basic familiarity with the MS 365 platform.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1003 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83664-963-2 (9781836649632)
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Person
Aaron Guilmette is a Principal Architect at Planet Technologies, an award-winning Microsoft Partner focused on the Public Sector. As an author of over a dozen IT books, he specializes in identity, messaging, and automation technologies. Previous to Planet Technologies, Aaron was a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft focusing on Microsoft 365 Customer Experience. When he's not writing books or tools for his customers, Aaron can be found tinkering on cars.
Content
Table of Contents
Introducing Microsoft Power Automate
Getting Started with Power Automate
Working with Email
Copying Files
Creating Button Flows
Generating Push Notifications
Working with Shared Flows
Working with Conditions
Understanding Expressions and Functions
Getting Started with Approvals
Working with Multiple Approvals
Posting Approvals to Teams
Using Databases
Working with Microsoft Forms
Posting to Slack
Accepting User Input
Automating Entra ID
Introducing Robotic Process Automation
Contributing to an Access Database with RPA
Automating Webpages with RPA
Introducing AI Models and Generative AI
Creating a Sentiment Analysis Flow
Using Copilot to Create and Manage Flows
Using Generative AI to Summarize Documents
Exporting, Importing, and Distributing Flows
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Flows
Governance in the Power Platform
Introducing Microsoft Power Automate
Getting Started with Power Automate
Working with Email
Copying Files
Creating Button Flows
Generating Push Notifications
Working with Shared Flows
Working with Conditions
Understanding Expressions and Functions
Getting Started with Approvals
Working with Multiple Approvals
Posting Approvals to Teams
Using Databases
Working with Microsoft Forms
Posting to Slack
Accepting User Input
Automating Entra ID
Introducing Robotic Process Automation
Contributing to an Access Database with RPA
Automating Webpages with RPA
Introducing AI Models and Generative AI
Creating a Sentiment Analysis Flow
Using Copilot to Create and Manage Flows
Using Generative AI to Summarize Documents
Exporting, Importing, and Distributing Flows
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Flows
Governance in the Power Platform