Getting Started with Power BI

1h 41mBeginner2024-09-30

Authors

Gini von Courter

Teaching computer classes on Microsoft Office for 20+ years

Course details

Learn how to view and manipulate data in Power BI Service, the online version of the popular Microsoft data visualization tool. Gini von Courter explores the features used most by Power BI “consumers”—the end users of Power BI content such as dashboards and reports. Learn how to sign up for Power BI and navigate a typical app. Find out how to subscribe to dashboards—collections of visualizations taken from reports and workbooks—and view individual tiles, add comments, set alerts, and share dashboards and tiles with team members. Explore reports, which display data in more detail. Go over how to sort and filter, export, and share reports, either directly through Power BI or as a PowerPoint or PDF export. Finally, learn how to view your dashboards and reports on the go using the Power BI mobile app.

Skills covered

Power BIBusiness AnalyticsIntroduction toBusiness IntelligenceData AnalysisData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoft

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Analyze and visualize your business data
02 - Are you a Power BI consumer
03 - What you need for this course

1. Get Started with Power BI

04 - Power BI - Key concepts for consumers
05 - Sign up for Power BI
06 - Open the Power BI service

2. Explore a Power BI Sample App

07 - Data and Power BI Desktop
08 - Open a PBIX file with Power BI Desktop
09 - Publish a PBIX file to the Power BI service
10 - Install a sample app - Mac users
11 - Power BI service - Navigation and features

3. Work with Power BI Reports

12 - Cross-filter visuals and show a data table
13 - Drill down or show next level for more detail
14 - Analyze a data point
15 - Sort a Power BI visualization
16 - Export the data behind a visualization
17 - Spotlight and bookmark reports
18 - Ask a question with Q&A
19 - Add a comment to a report
20 - Printing and saving reports
21 - Export a report to a PDF or PowerPoint
22 - Share a Power BI report

4. Work with Power BI Dashboards

23 - Power BI reports vs. dashboards
24 - Create a simple Power BI dashboard
25 - Use a Power BI dashboard
26 - Set an alert for a tile
27 - View Quick Insights for a tile
28 - Share a dashboard or tile to Microsoft Teams
29 - Copy a tile as a visual

Conclusion

30 - Power BI next steps