Exercise - Use the recorder to automate desktop applications
Similarly to web-related flows, you can use the recorder to automate local desktop applications and Windows.
In this exercise, you'll automate a desktop-related task to get a better grasp of the recorder's functionality in desktop automation.
Launch Power Automate for desktop and create a new desktop flow.
Deploy the Run application action and configure it as presented below:
Launch Excel, either manually or by running the flow.
Select the Recorder button in the flow designer to launch the recorder.
Select Blank workbook in the open Excel window to create a new empty workbook.
Select the entire first row, and then assign it a background color.
In this step, the recorder window should look like the following example. Optionally, you can add comments to describe the purpose of each step.
Lastly, press Finish to generate the corresponding actions in the flow designer.
