Anyone can create workflows with SharePoint's new button!
The new Workflows button has arrived in SharePoint lists and libraries — and it gives end users a simple, approachable way to build their own workflows without ever opening the full Power Automate designer. In this Power Hour, I walk through the new interface, show you several real demos, and cover how the experience changes if you have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
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You'll see the new Mad Libs-style "Build from scratch" interface in action, walk through templates for notifying Teams channels and getting personal alerts, learn the important difference between the SharePoint Create approval request action and the standard Approvals actions, and see how to manage and share your workflows directly from the panel — including adding co-owners.
We'll also cover what changes with a Copilot license: the new AI Workflows tab, AI-powered templates like "Recap communications on a topic," and the agent prompt action that lets you run prompts against your list items.
Whether you're brand new to SharePoint workflows or you've been building flows for years, this episode gives you everything you need to get started with the new button — no code required.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome and today's topic
00:44 About Power Hour and the new Workflows button rollout
02:38 Where to find the new button in lists and libraries
03:15 The new consolidated Integrate menu
03:43 Inside the Workflows panel: templates, search, and your workflows
05:31 Build from scratch and the Mad Libs-style interface
08:13 What's different with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license
09:55 Demo: Notify a Teams channel when a list item is added
13:09 Demo: Alert me when an item is modified
14:01 Demo: Notify me privately in Teams
15:08 Managing workflows from the panel (co-owners, logs, edit)
18:48 Build from scratch: For a selected list item trigger
22:11 Editing in Power Automate for more advanced flows
25:09 Approvals: SharePoint Create approval vs standard Approvals actions
31:35 Copilot demos: agent prompts and AI templates
35:35 The same Workflows interface in Teams
36:07 Summary and key takeaways
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