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