Into The Weeds

Some articles go a good deal deeper than the rest, and I call those Into the Weeds. This is where I take on complex topics, the behaviors you need to be careful about, and the trickier issues that are a pain to fix. I write them for two reasons. The first is to give advanced users something meatier to sink into and solve real problems with. The second is to give people who are still learning the Power Platform a richer experience by putting harder material within reach. Even if you do not need it today, you will remember that these corners are tricky, and when you hit something similar in a project you will save yourself hours of confusion. Going into the weeds can burn a lot of time, and my aim is to spare you some of those headaches.

SharePoint: UPPER function

SharePoint: UPPER function

Converts text to uppercase, leaving numbers and punctuation untouched. The result is always text.

Excel: Count Function

Excel: Count Function

Counts the cells in a range that contain numbers. Ignores text, blanks, and errors.

N8N: Gmail Trigger

N8N: Gmail Trigger

Starts a workflow when a new email arrives in Gmail. Polls on a schedule; filter by label, sender, or search.