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How to Make a Microsoft Lists Task Form Fill the Screen and Hide Path Names
Question details
The user wants to make a Microsoft Lists task form use the full screen instead of showing excessive white space, and needs a way to hide or rename the path name displayed at the top of the form.
- Product
- Microsoft Lists
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Opening a Microsoft Lists task link that was generated by a Power Automate flow.
- Observed behavior
- The task form opens with constrained width and excessive white space, and it visibly displays a long file path name instead of a standard title.
Verify if the display issue persists across different web browsers like Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome, and confirm that the link was specifically generated via Power Automate rather than copied directly from SharePoint.
Troubleshoot Power Automate Generated Links in Microsoft Lists
Understand why the path name appears and how the form layout is determined when accessed via Power Automate link generation.
When accessing a list directly from SharePoint, the path name is generally not shown and the form layout behaves normally. However, links generated through Power Automate expectedly display this path.
Currently, SharePoint does not provide a built-in option to rename or hide this path name directly, nor does it natively force the form to fill the screen when opened via these specific external links.
Open the generated link in both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome to ensure the white space issue is not a browser-specific rendering glitch.
Check the top of the form for the breadcrumb trail (e.g., 'User > List Name > Task Title'). This confirms the link is a deep link generated by Power Automate.
Since SharePoint cannot natively override this display, visit the Microsoft Power Automate Community forums to ask experts for a custom flow workaround to modify the display name or adjust the form parameters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my Microsoft Lists form have so much white space?
This often happens when opening forms via external links, such as those generated by Power Automate, rather than opening the item directly within the native SharePoint or Microsoft Lists interface.
Can I hide the path name on a Power Automate task form?
SharePoint does not provide a direct setting to hide this path name. You may need to modify the flow in Power Automate or seek custom API solutions from the Power Automate community.
Does changing my browser fix the Microsoft Lists display issue?
Typically, no. Users report that the excessive white space and path name visibility persist across different modern browsers like Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.
