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what are fluid grid ? Why to have them and what they offer ?

this link https://toddbaginski.com/blog/powerapps-coding-guidelines/ says galleries dont go with fluid grid why is that ? Is there a Microsoft guidance available why both shouldn't be used together ? and when Fluid grid can be used please ?

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timl 36,774 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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My post here describes the most typical use case scenario of using a fluid grid. That is, to add sections in order to build a 'tiled' interface.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Scrollable-Screen-Sections/m-p/672756

A gallery control can 'infinitely' scroll. With a delegable data source, when the user reaches the end of the gallery, it automatically loads the next batch of records, and the user can continue scrolling down the gallery control. It is not good practice from a resource or UI perspective to have a potentially infinitely scrolling gallery inside a fluid grid, which is also scrollable.

To enforce this practice, the designer actually prevents you from adding a gallery control to a card on a fluid grid. It adds the gallery outside of the grid, and you manually have to cut and paste it into a section in order to accomplish this.

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Thanks @timl learning new things.

You already replied my previous question, this is next ask please.

I saw few videos where data cards (I m assuming data card and sections are same) where bound to few data source fields. Question is how to add data card to form since it is not available as a standard control ? Currently I have in another form and I copy it from there.

Does Fluid Grid has to to anything with responsive layout ? what it does please ? What I will miss if I dont use it and are there alternates ?

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