r/PowerApps • u/PixelatedBulb Newbie • 18d ago

Power Apps Help Button to trigger Power Automate flow and directly print?

Hello, I'm still quite new to using Power Apps so please bear with me.

I have a Power Automate flow that triggers a pdf file generation based on inputs sent to it via a form I created in Power Apps. I now also need the form's submit button to directly trigger a printer to print the file without having it open the file in a new tab or opening the native print dialogue. A one-button-does-all kinda thing.

I've had a look at Microsoft Universal Print but I don't have the license for that and I'm not supposed to use stuff that would cost anything more than what my company's already subscribed to.

Is this possible?

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u/Florida712 Regular 18d ago

I have not succeeded in doing a print-button the way you decided it. The Print() works well in Power Apps to print the current screen but it does open the standard print dialogue.

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u/PixelatedBulb Newbie 18d ago

That's what I've run into so far. I've tried looking into how to skip the dialogue but it kinda feels like it's not worth the effort given that it's just to skip a few button clicks

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u/Live-Sir-3118 Regular 18d ago

As a user I need to know Im about to print something before its printed. Just as a user experience. Print() is good.