Power Apps

PowerApps Naming Conventions and Coding Standards

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When building canvas apps the naming conventions used by the objects can be very confusing once you have added a few screens.  It is important to make sure you rename your components while working to allow for better readability and supportability of your application.  Below are some common naming conventions which are available within the PowerApps canvas app coding standards and guidelines whitepaper.

Control nameAbbreviation
buttonbtn
camera controlcam
canvascan
cardcrd
collectioncol
combo boxcmb
datesdte
drop downdrp
formfrm
gallerygal
groupgrp
header page shapehdr
html texthtm
iconico
imageimg
labellbl
page section shapesec
shapes (rectangle, circle, and so on)shp
table datatbl
text inputtxt
timertim