Navigation Bars for Power Apps

Learn how to add professional navigation bars to your Power Apps with logos, user profiles, and tab navigation.

Add navigation using PowerLibs components

PowerLibs provides ready-to-use navigation components that you can customize and paste directly into Power Apps Studio.

1. Browse the Navigation category to find the right component
2. Customize the settings to match your app's needs
3. Copy the generated YAML code
4. Paste into Power Apps Studio

Choose your navigation component

Navigation Bar

Simple header with logo, title, and user profile.

Best for: Most business apps that need a clean, professional header.

Settings you can customize:

• App title text
• Logo (upload custom SVG)
• User profile visibility

Navigation Bar with Tablist

Header with integrated tab navigation for main app sections.

Best for: Apps with 3-7 main sections that users switch between frequently.

Settings you can customize:

• App title and logo
• Tab labels and count
• Active tab selection
• User profile settings

Navigation Bar with Scrollable Content

Header that handles many navigation items with horizontal scrolling.

Best for: Apps with many navigation options that need mobile-friendly overflow handling.

Implementation steps

1. Select your component

Go to Navigation and choose the component that fits your app structure.

2. Customize settings

Click on your chosen component and use the Settings tab to customize:

• App title - Replace "Project Name" with your app name
• Logo - Upload your company logo as SVG
• User profile - Toggle visibility on/off
• Tab labels (tabbed version) - Add/remove tabs and set their names

3. Copy YAML code

Switch to the YAML tab and copy the generated Power Apps code to your clipboard.

4. Paste into Power Apps

Open Power Apps Studio, right-click in the Tree view, and select "Paste code".

Connect navigation actions

After pasting your navigation component, connect it to your app screens:

Logo click action

Navigate(HomeScreen, ScreenTransition.Fade)

Tab navigation (for tabbed components)

Switch(
    SelectedTab,
    "Home", Navigate(HomeScreen),
    "Reports", Navigate(ReportsScreen),
    "Settings", Navigate(SettingsScreen)
)

User profile action

Navigate(ProfileScreen, ScreenTransition.Cover)

Common use cases

Business dashboard

Use the basic Navigation Bar with your company logo and user profile for a clean, professional header.

Multi-section app

Use Navigation Bar with Tablist for apps with main sections like "Dashboard", "Projects", "Team", "Reports".

Content-heavy app

Use Navigation Bar with Scrollable Content when you have many navigation items that need mobile-friendly overflow.

Best practices

• Keep app titles short (1-3 words)
• Use clear, familiar tab labels
• Limit tabs to 3-7 items
• Test navigation on mobile devices
• Make navigation predictable for users

Troubleshooting

Component not appearing

Check that you pasted the component at the screen level, not inside another container.

Tabs not working

Ensure tab click actions are connected to navigation logic and target screens exist.

User profile issues

Verify that user data is available in your Power Apps environment using the User() function.