Microsoft Power BI Desktop Reporting Introduction

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‍Course Code: XLPOWBI

Duration: 1 Day

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COURSE AIMS:

On completion of this course, you will have learnt to use Power BI (Business Intelligence) Desktop to create report visuals.  You will also understand how the reports can interact with each other and the great level of interactivity the audience can use to drill, filter, sort and create calculations.

COURSE PRE-REQUISITES:

Delegates who wish to attend this course must have an Intermediate knowledge of Excel or be competent at working with formulas using absolute cell references, use basic functions like Sum, Average, Count and be able to create a simple chart.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand basic Power BI desktop concepts and features
• Connect to Excel data with Power BI desktop
• Be able to perform simple calculations using calculated columns
• Work with Power BI standard visuals  
• Apply, remove, and edit conditional formatting to Table visuals

COURSE CONTENT:

Introduction and Objectives

Power BI Desktop Basic

• What is Power Bi Desktop
• Getting started with Power BI Desktop
• Identify Report, Data and Model views
• Explanation of other tools available in Power BI

Getting Data

• Import an Excel file into Power BI

Working in Data View

• Sorting and Filtering data
• Formatting columns to currency, decimal places, and percentages

Calculations

• Create calculated column calculations in the data view using Addition, Subtraction, Division and Multiplication

Working with Report Pages

• Rename, Insert, Move, Delete and Copy Pages
• Format the page
• Inserting Text boxes and images

Working in Filters Pane

• Show and hide filters pane
• Filter on this page and on all pages

Adding Visualisations to the Report Canvas

• Donut
• Pie
• Clustered Column and Bar Chart
• Slicers
• Card
• Table
• Matrix
• Line

Working with the Visuals

• Formatting, Editing, Moving, Copying and Deleting visuals
• Moving the fields around on the Visual
• Sorting data on the visuals
• Show data from the visual as a Table and as a Data point

Conditional Formatting

• Applying and editing Conditional formatting to a Table visual
• Removing Conditional formatting

Hint and Tips

• Show and hide Gridlines
• Demo Publishing Power BI Report

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Dedicated Courses

Virtual - £1,095 per day for up to 8 delegates

Onsite - £1,195 per day for up to 10 delegates

Public Schedule Courses - £260 per delegate

Notes

Onsite prices are for courses in London. For other locations, trainer expenses will apply.

All prices displayed are exclusive of VAT.

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