Power BI

In this tip we take a look at how to extend our Power BI personal calculator to show how to compare expenses versus budget.

In a previous tip we developed a Personal Finance Calculator in Power BI. In this tip, we will enhance what we did in the first part of the series to get a better understanding of how to use Power BI features.

Learn how to track your personal expenses using Power BI by uploading your bank data and analyzing the data.

In this tip we look at how you can use calculated tables to solve business problems when using Power BI.

In this tip we look at Power BI features that are available to notify a report consumer of data changes.

In this tip we cover how to calculate MTD, QTD, YTD and Running Total in Power BI.

In this tip we look at how to create a date dimension table within Power BI for your reporting and analysis needs.

In this tip we look at how to adjust the interactions that take place between different visuals on a Power BI report page.

Often when you speak with a DBA about grouping items into specific sets or binning data into certain groups, they will say, Do it in the presentation layer and not in your query. Read this tip to learn how to do this in Power BI.

Learn more about Power BI dashboards and visualizations in this tip.

Power BI has many neat visualizations, and one of the neatest is seeing animations in action. In this tip we cover how to add animation to your Power BI charts.

In this tip learn how to export Power BI files to PowerPoint.

In this tip we look at how to use a JSON source data and files with Power BI.

Read this tip to learn how Power BI can send alerts when data changes.

Learn about Power BI Native Query and Query Folding with an example on how to discover and troubleshoot the queries as well as current limitations.

I heard Power BI Desktop has a focus mode? Is that for images?  What exactly does it do? How can I better manage the visualizations in Power BI? How can I embed my images in Power BI?

Read this tip to learn how to use parameters in Power BI.

I am always looking for new things that can be done with Power BI. Read this tip to learn about templates, printing and favorites.

How can I import my Excel workbooks into Power BI Online? Are there any options to export data from Power BI to a CSV file? If so, can you provide the steps to complete both tasks?

We have been working more and more with Power BI and the users have asked about how to export data to Excel as well as the ability to analyze data directly within Excel.

How can I enable PowerBI to use the Cortana search capability? How can Cortana help users be productive? Can you provide any examples?

How can you enhance the Power BI Q & A functionality? Are there any advanced techniques to make the data interaction any easier? I need ways to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of Power BI Online Q & A queries.

How can I use the Power BI Q and A? What are some helpful tips for using it? Are there any limitations? What sort of visualizations are available? Can I pin the visualizations to dashboards?

Power BI Content Packs provide a way to share Power BI objects, such as reports, datasets, or dashboards with individuals within your organizations. Check out this tip to learn how to use them.