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Microsoft Lists templates and patterns

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Microsoft Lists templates and patterns

Practical patterns for using Microsoft Lists — templates, column formatting, integrations, and where Lists fits best.

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What Lists is good for

Lists fits scenarios where you need:

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Built-in templates

When creating a new list, Microsoft offers templates as starting points:

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Lists in Microsoft Teams

Lists integrates as a tab in Teams channels. The list is the same list (in the channel's SharePoint site), but the experience is in the Teams app — useful for teams that live in Teams.

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Column types

Lists supports rich column types beyond just text:

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JSON formatting

For visual customisation:

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Power Automate integration

Lists triggers Power Automate flows:

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Power Apps integration

For richer UI than Lists offers, Power Apps can build canvas apps on top of a Lists data source. Same list, different experience — Lists for general administration, Power App for purpose-built workflows.

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