# Quick start

If you enter the App Studio for the first time you can get some important information on how to build apps easy and fast. 

1. Activate your [**collection**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/startcollection.md)
2. Set up some [**App basics**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/app-basics.md)
3. Create a [**dashboard**](broken://pages/-M_pvN5nAyddd71CoxM8) (f.e. Home page)
4. Install the [**Excel Add-in**](/any2info-academy/quick-start/install-excel-add-in.md) and connect to the platform
5. Create an [**Excel table**](/any2info-academy/quick-start/install-excel-add-in.md#create-an-excel-table) and send the data into a [**data clip**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/data-studio/data-clips.md)
6. Create a simple [**form**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/forms/fields-toolbox.md) **- click** [**here**](/any2info-academy/quick-start/build-your-first-app-simple-form-pdf.md) **for a tutorial**
7. Create a [**list**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/forms/supporting-footer-tools.md#lists) from a data clip
8. Organize the [**menu**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/app-basics/layout-and-menu.md) in the left side bar
9. [**Download**](/any2info-academy/apps/download-the-any2info-app.md) the app and [**sign in**](/any2info-academy/apps/webapps-nativeapps.md) with you credentials
10. View your app on any device 

If **changes are made in an application please refresh or reload** the desktop viewer or mobile app by:

* **General - styling**: Push the refresh button in the top left side bar of the app / desktop
* **Dashboards general** (in case of caching is set): Swipe or close the app and reopen the app again 
* **Default dashboards**: Reload the dashboard from the menu in the left side bar
* **Forms**: Reload the form from the menu in the left side bar


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