BLOGS BY TOPIC▼
BLOGS BY AUTHOR▼
BLOGS BY YEAR▼
To help understand what software can do, it can be useful to look at its strengths and weaknesses - which is what this blog aims to do for Power Automate Desktop!
- 5 best and 5 worst things about Power Automate Desktop (this blog)
- 5 best things about Power Automate Desktop
- 5 worst things about Power Automate Desktop
- Overall recommendation
Posted by Andy Brown on 29 March 2022
You need a minimum screen resolution of about 700 pixels width to see our blogs. This is because they contain diagrams and tables which would not be viewable easily on a mobile phone or small laptop. Please use a larger tablet, notebook or desktop computer, or change your screen resolution settings.
5 best and 5 worst things about Power Automate Desktop
Power Automate Desktop (PAD) is an example of robotic process automation software - in other words, it's as if a robot were sitting at your desk instead of you clicking on buttons and pressing keys.
As you'll see from this blog, your job is still safe for now: just because a robot can use your mouse and keyboard doesn't mean it will do so in an intelligent way!
Here's an example of a typical subflow (part of a program) in Power Automate Desktop:
A subflow to send a message in Outlook if a condition is met.
If you're wondering whether Power Automate Desktop is for you, I thought I'd compile a (very personal) list of the 5 things I like most about it, and the 5 things I find most annoying (and end with some conclusions).
Let's start with the best things ...
- 5 best and 5 worst things about Power Automate Desktop (this blog)
- 5 best things about Power Automate Desktop
- 5 worst things about Power Automate Desktop
- Overall recommendation