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You will take data from Excel into Power BI then transform, shape and model the data. You will also create and publish reports on the Power BI cloud service.
The objective of the Power BI Introduction course is to review the essential skills needed to take data from Excel into Power BI then transform and shape the data, model the data, create reports, then publish the reports on the Power BI cloud service. ** NOTE: This class also available as a Microsoft Official Course ** While this course is designed for average end users needing to learn essential Power BI skills, we also offer a more in-depth 3-day course titled PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst. It is for IT professionals and power users who want a deeper dive into the material and/or who are preparing to pass the related Microsoft certification exam. To view that course go to: PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst.
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ID
Duration
Level
Price
Power BI
13764
2 Day(s)
Foundation
$1,190.00
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the Power BI Introduction for Excel Users Training course, you will be able to: • Upload Excel data to Power BI • Shape and Transform Data • Create the Data Model • Learn DAX calculation types and DAX functions • Create and customize simple visualizations • Build Interactive Reports with Power View • Load and Transform Data with Power Query • Publish Power BI Desktop reports
Getting started • Introducing Power BI • A quick look at Power BI Desktop • A quick look at the Power BI service Power BI and Excel • Introduction to using Excel data in Power BI • Upload Excel data to Power BI • OneDrive for Business with Excel • Import Power View and Power Pivot to Power BI Getting Data • Available data sources in Power BI Desktop • Connecting to data sources • Connecting to a database • Connecting to a CSV file Shaping and Transforming Data • Introduction to the Query Editor • Clean and transform your data with the Query Editor • Cleaning irregularly formatted data Modeling • Introduction to modeling your data • How to manage your data relationships • Optimizing data models • Introduction to DAX • DAX calculation types • DAX functions • Create calculated columns • Create calculated measures • Create calculated tables • Explore your time-based data Visualizations • Introduction to visuals in Power BI • Create and customize simple visualizations • Modify colors in charts and visuals • Shapes, text boxes, and images • Page layout and formatting • Interactions among visualizations • Visual hierarchies and drill-down • Using custom visualizations • R integration in Power BI Desktop Publishing and Sharing • Introduction to the Power BI service • Publish Power BI Desktop reports • Create and configure a dashboard • Share dashboards with your organization • Quick insights in Power BI • Ask questions of your data with natural language • Create custom Q&A suggestions • Introduction to security, and workspaces • Create workspaces in Power BI • Manually republish and refresh your data • Install and configure a personal gateway • Print and export dashboards and reports • Publish to web
Questions?
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Before attending this course, students should have experience creating worksheets in Excel. Familiarity with Pivot Tables is a plus, but is not required.
Power BI Introduction for Excel Users
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