SharePoint Flows from Scratch
Power Automate
Exercises and Explanations
Updated in July 2026
 In
SharePoint Flows from Scratch, Peter Kalmström explains
how Microsoft Power Automate can be used to automate common
SharePoint business processes. The book is intended for
SharePoint admins and other users who already know the basics
of SharePoint.
Peter's mother Kate, who is a former
teacher and author of schoolbooks, has assisted him in making
the content easily accessible.
Structure
SharePoint Flows from Scratch has two parts. After
a few chapters of basic information about Power Automate
and about the built-in SharePoint flows, the major part
of the book contains exercises with example flows, from
basic flows to more advanced ones.
Each exercise
has a theory section connected to the current example flow.
This outline gives the readers new information in a meaningful
context and in a way that makes the knowledge easily won.
Power Automate is primarily intended for Microsoft/Office
365 and other cloud based platforms, so all images, demos
and explanations come from SharePoint Online.
Demos
SharePoint Flows from Scratch has multiple links
to kalmstrom.com Tips articles with video demonstrations.
These articles make the learning more varied.
Purchase
SharePoint Flows from Scratch is available as paperback,
e-book and audiobook on
Amazon. The audiobook is only recommended as a complement
to the paperback or e-book.
From Amazon reviews
"Thank you very much, excellent book! Well received!"
"This is an excellent resource to get you up and
running quickly. Takes you from absolute beginner to an
accomplished power automater!"
"Peter Kalmstrom
gives the reader information to make your SharePoint experience
successful. His Flows are well laid out and relevant to
the reader. Though I did not find my exact Flow I need help
with, I now have ideas what to incorporate to make it work."
"Eine sehr gute Einführung und auch sehr praxisorientiert
gehalten. Die Unterteilung in Grundproblem, Voraussetzungen,
Theorie dahinter, einzelne Schritte zur Umsetzung finde
ich sehr gelungen."
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Exercise Flows
EDIT A BUILT-IN PAGE APPROVAL FLOW
EXTRACT UPOADED
.ZIP FILES
SEND TEAMS MESSAGE AT NEW TASK
GET E-MAIL INPUT ON NEW ITEMS
FORMAT E-MAIL BODY
COPY SURVEY RESPONSES FROM FORMS
E-MAIL SINGLE
STAKEHOLDER AT STATUS CHANGE
SET DOCUMENT TITLES
SEND E-MAIL AT STATUS CHANGES, SINGLE STAKEHOLDER
COPY REQUESTED FILES TO SHAREPOINT
MERGE ORDERS
INTO A TASKS LIST
REPORT DAMAGES
ROLL BACK
COLUMN VALUE CHANGES
APPROVAL WITH E-MAIL AND APPROVER
INFO
APPROVAL FLOW IN A MOBILE
ADD SHAREPOINT
ITEM TO PLANNER
NEW EMPLOYEE TASKS WITH AND WITHOUT
A SETTINGS LIST
SEND BULK E-MAILS
E-MAIL
MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER AT STATUS CHANGE AND UPDATE CHANGE
LOG
CALCULATE WITH A FLOW
SET TASK ASSIGNEE
DEPENDING ON CATEGORY
KEEP TWO LISTS IN SYNC
CONTRACT REVIEW REMINDER
SCHEDULED REPORT
ARCHIVE LIST AND LIBRARY ITEMS
EVENT REMINDER
WITH LOCAL TIME
SEND E-MAILS WITH ATTACHMENTS FROM
SHARED MAILBOX
UPDATE CHART WITH CATEGORY SUMS
If you are new to SharePoint Online, we recommend
that you first study Peter's book
SharePoint Online from Scratch.
It will give you the SharePoint knowledge needed to get
the most out of SharePoint Flows from Scratch.
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