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(Bug) Renaming Form Snaps Fields Back to Default Column Width

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This bug has been driving me crazy for the last two years of using PowerApps. If you customize the field sizes of a Form and then rename the Form it will reset your field widths to snap to the default column size. 

 

How to reproduce:

1. Create a new Canvas App

2. Add a new Form and choose a DataSource

3. In the Form settings, set the number of columns to 12

4. Change the width of one of the fields

5. Rename the Form 

 

Expected Result

Renaming a form should not affect the layout of the form. 

 

See the attached .GIF for the actual result.

 

Additional Details

If you do not set the number of columns then it will work correctly initially, but over time this bug happens to all forms even if you don't change the number of columns. You can also work around the bug by disabling the Snap to Columns option. Of course, reenabling the Snap to Columns will warn you that you are able to lose your customizations. 

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  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    156,297 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @pcmccull ,

    Yes, a Power Apps Form certainly does this if you rename it after you set it up (which is why the first thing I do is to name it). There are some other things, sometimes inconsistent that will cause your cards to end up different to your desired set-up (which can be equally messy and time/effort-intensive to fix on a large form). A have a blog on some possible management strategies.

     

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  • Brian-M Profile Picture
    437 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Please upvote this suggestion to fix this: https://ideas.powerapps.com/d365community/idea/b381f2d9-fb79-442d-b9a1-f2b5095ece9a

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