Copilot in Microsoft Power Pages – Build, Design, and Refine to Perfection

If you’ve been following along on our Copilot for Power Platform series, you’ve read about Copilot for Power BI, Copilot for Power Automate, Copilot for Power Pages, Copilot for Power Virtual Agents, and Copilot for Power Apps. Here, in the last of the series, we look at how Copilot for Power Pages makes creating and improving web pages faster and more accessible than ever before.

With Power Pages, you can build sites by using the same shared business data stored in Microsoft Dataverse that you use for building apps, workflows, intelligent virtual agents, reports, and analytics with other Microsoft Power Platform components in your organization. Whether you’re a low-code creator or a professional developer, Power Pages allows you to design, configure, and publish websites that work across web browsers and devices quickly and easily. And it just got a whole lot better.

Copilot Turns the Page on Efficiency

Copilot will reshape the way you construct and improve business websites using Power Pages. As it does in the rest of the Power Platform family, Copilot for Power Pages leverages the power of natural language input and intelligent suggestions to maximize efficiency. Copilot will streamline tasks such as form creation, text generation, and chatbot embedding. Its standout feature is its user-friendly conversational interface that makes these processes accessible even to those without little (or no) coding experience.

Content – With Copilot’s assistance, generating and refining site content is as simple as describing what you want to communicate to Copilot. It offers suggested verbiage, and you simply ask Copilot to adjust the messaging, tone, and length until it is perfect for your purpose. Use a similar process to ask Copilot to build web forms. Just specify the form type, and Copilot will generate tables in the Microsoft Dataverse, creating the corresponding forms, which you can then adjust and fine-tune using natural language commands.

Forms – In addition, Copilot elevates the experience for site users and visitors. By moving away from traditional click-based navigation, it offers engaging conversational interactions that enable users to uncover site information and insights effortlessly.

Chatbots – With a single click, you can use Copilot to add a Power Virtual Agents chatbot to your Power Pages site, extending generative AI capabilities to respond to your site visitor’s questions.

There’s More to Come

Copilot for Power Pages further simplifies your development team’s job and enhances your site users’ experience. We anticipate that Microsoft will continue to expand its capabilities in the months to come. Below are some potential ways Copilot could change site development going forward.

Effortless Website Prototyping

Copilot could accelerate website creation by generating initial code structures based on your descriptions. Simply convey your website’s purpose and design ideas in natural language, and Copilot could transform your vision into an actionable prototype. Say you want to build a portfolio website. By sharing your concept with Copilot, it could generate the initial layout, navigation, and placeholder content, allowing you to focus on customization.

Dynamics Content Generation

Copilot could help you generate dynamic content for your website. Describe the type of content you need, and Copilot could assist in creating code snippets to display dynamic information, such as news feeds, blog posts, or event calendars. Say you’re designing a news portal. Copilot could guide you in embedding code to automatically pull and display the latest news headlines from a chosen RSS feed.

Responsive Design and UI Elements

Copilot could aid in designing responsive user interfaces. Explain your design requirements, and Copilot could assist in generating code for responsive layouts, interactive buttons, and user-friendly navigation elements. For example, you want to ensure your website looks great on desktop and mobile devices. Copilot could guide you in implementing responsive design principles.

AI-Powered Recommendations

Copilot could leverage AI to enhance user experiences. Simply describe your website’s goals, and Copilot could suggest implementing recommendation engines, personalization features, or chatbots to engage visitors intelligently. Let’s say you’re building an e-commerce site. Copilot could recommend incorporating a product recommendation engine that suggests items to visitors based on their browsing history.

Data Visualization

Copilot could assist in creating data visualizations. Explain the data you want to present, and Copilot could generate code to create interactive charts, graphs, and visual representations.
Say you’re developing a dashboard for analytics. Copilot could guide you in implementing data visualization components to make complex data more understandable.

Final Thoughts

By integrating Copilot into the Microsoft Power Pages web development workflow, you will save time, reduce development effort, and make your websites more intuitive and helpful to visitors. Velosio has the tools, resources, and expertise ready to help you get started with Copilot. Contact us, and we’ll get you the information you need.