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Power BI for Beginners
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3 hours 30 minutes
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Course Title: Power BI Essentials for Beginners
Description: Unlock the power of your data with our beginner-friendly Power BI online course! Whether you're an aspiring analyst, small business owner, or simply curious about data visualisation, this course is designed to guide you through the essentials of Power BI.
Through hands-on, step-by-step lessons, you'll learn how to:
Navigate the Power BI interface.
Create dynamic, interactive dashboards.
Transform raw data into compelling visualizations.
Use basic data modelling techniques to tell a story with your data.
No prior experience with Power BI or data analysis is needed—just bring your curiosity! By the end of this course, you'll feel confident using Power BI to make informed, data-driven decisions.
Join us to turn your data into insights!
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Power BI and what can I use it for? Power BI is Microsoft’s business intelligence tool that helps you connect to data, clean it, analyse it, and build interactive dashboards. Beginners use it to turn raw data (Excel, CSV, SQL, SharePoint) into clear visuals and insights.
2. Do I need to know Excel or coding before learning Power BI? No coding is required. Basic Excel knowledge (tables, formulas, pivot tables) is helpful but not essential. Power BI has a visual interface and step‑by‑step tools that make it accessible for complete beginners.
3. What’s the difference between Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service? Power BI Desktop is where you build reports. Power BI Service is where you publish, share, refresh, and collaborate on those reports online. Beginners typically start in Desktop and move to the Service once they’re ready to share dashboards.
4. What is a Measure and why is it important? A Measure is a calculation written in DAX (like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNTROWS). Measures update dynamically based on filters and slicers, making them essential for building interactive dashboards and KPIs.
5. How do I know which visual to use for my data? Choose visuals based on the story you want to tell: Bar/column charts → comparisons Line charts → trends over time Cards/KPIs → single key numbers Tables → detailed data Maps → location‑based insights Your course will guide learners through when and why to use each one.
lesson Content
5 sections•20 lessons
Section 11 lesson
- Course OverviewThere is a practise file here, exercises and the course manual
Basic Reports8 lessons
- Transform DataHow to clean data and load into Power BI
- AI VisualsHow to use AI to create Visuals
- FilteringHow to use Filters, on Visuals, on pages and all pages
- Conditional FormattingHow to add icon, colours and shapes to your visuals
- KPIsHow to add a KPI
- RelationshipsHow to relate and link multiple tables
- BookmarksHow to create and use bookmarks
- Additional VisualsHow to add a Gantt Chart
Measures3 lessons
- MeasuresHow to create measures and use DAX functions
- SUM and SUMXWhat us the difference between SUM and SUMX
- New Visual CalculationsHow to use the New Visuals Calculation feature
Tables4 lessons
- Create a TableHow to create a table
- Measures tableHow to add all measures into one table
- How to create a Calendar TableHow to link a calendar table
- GroupsHow to create a group
Publish Report4 lessons
- Publish ReportsHow to create a Dashboard
- AlertsHow to create an Alert
- EmbeddedHow to embed in Teams and PowerPoint
- PowerPointHow to interact with PowerPoint
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