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Power BI Desktop - March 2021 Update
Posted by Andy Brown on 24 March 2021
There are two tiny changes in the March 2021 update - X-axis constant lines and a couple of tweaks to DAX - but still the big logjam of changes remains in preview.
Changes to Power BI in the February 2021 update
Posted by Andy Brown on 26 February 2021
After no update in January, February sees just a couple of small changes to Power BI, but there's a big logjam building up in preview.
With no big updates for December 2020, this blog looks at a preview feature
Posted by Andy Brown on 22 December 2020
There aren't any interesting or noteworthy new additions to Power BI this month, so this blog instead looks at an exciting new feature which has just appeared in preview: small multiples.
The November 2020 update includes zoom sliders and a better apply filter button
Posted by Andy Brown on 27 November 2020
This month's update allows you to zoom in on a particular part of a chart using sliders, and also lets you save up filters to apply them all in one go.
Thie month's Power BI update includes a new logo, on-screen help and much more!
Posted by Andy Brown on 22 October 2020
There are a few good changes to Power BI Desktop this month, including a better icon and splash screen, on-canvas help (albeit pitched at too low a level) and the ability to let users tweak visuals you've published.
There are only two small changes in the September 2020 Power BI Desktop update
Posted by Andy Brown on 26 September 2020
You can now add total labels to a stacked or combination chart, and there are improvements to mobile layout, but in truth there's not much to get excited about for the September 2020 Power BI update.
There are no significant changes to Power BI in the August 2020 update
Posted by Andy Brown on 22 August 2020
Notwithstanding an update blog from Microsoft, there are no interesting new Power BI Desktop features to report this month (in our humble opinon).
Changes in the July 2020 update to Power BI Desktop
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 July 2020
This month's modest update allows you to use Excel financial functions in DAX, show a gradient legend and change your slicer header, among other minor changes.
Changes for the June 2020 update of Power BI Desktop
Posted by Andy Brown on 28 June 2020
This month's update doesn't include many changes - the biggest being probably the emergence of the hierarchical slicer from preview.
What's new in the May 2020 Power BI update
Posted by Andy Brown on 24 May 2020
The May 2020 update is a good one! The decomposition tree is a seriously good new visual, drop shadows are a nice idea well-implemented, and there are lots of improvements to the way buttons look and work.
Our take on the April update to Power BI (announced on May 6th!)
Posted by Andy Brown on 09 May 2020
It was announced 6 days after the end of the month, but the April 2020 update to Power BI was worth waiting for - if only for the fact that you can now select visuals by clicking and dragging with the mouse. See our take on the new features in this update in the latest in our series of monthly update blogs.
The March 2020 update to Power BI desktop is a full one, as this blog shows!
Posted by Andy Brown on 14 March 2020
New goodies in this month's update include the roll-out (sort of) of the new ribbon, new actions for buttons, multi-column sorting and a second axis for line charts.
The February 2020 update only contains one big change - incremental refresh
Posted by Andy Brown on 29 February 2020
The February 2020 Power BI update only really introduces one new feature - the ability to partition your data so that Power BI only needs to refresh the most recent changes.
A placeholder for the January 2020 Power BI Update
Posted by Andy Brown on 16 January 2020
The January 2020 Power BI update isn't out yet, but we will blog about it here as soon as it is announced.
A summary of the main changes introduced in the December 2019 Power BI update
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 December 2019
The December 2019 update allows you to customise your visuals pane and format KPIs better, but that's almost it!
A preview of what the feature to customise themes within Power BI will look like
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 December 2019
Power BI is getting a built-in facility to edit themes, although it is currently still in preview. This blog shows what you can expect.
There are few changes in the November 2019 update of Power BI
Posted by Andy Brown on 25 November 2019
The only significant change to Power BI for the November 2019 update is the introduction of conditional formatting for buttons, although there are exciting things now waiting in preview.
A new Power BI ribbon is waiting in the wings!
Posted by Andy Brown on 25 November 2019
Microsoft have announced a new preview version of Power BI ribbon - this blogs shows what it will look like.
Our take on the new features introduced in the October 2019 update for Power BI
Posted by Andy Brown on 20 October 2019
This month's big story is a huge range of improvements to the Q&A feature in Power BI, with more in the preview pipeline. There are also a built-in PowerApps visual, improvements to data profiling in Query Editor and a new template for connecting to datasets.
A summary of the changes introduced in the September 2019 update to Power BI
Posted by Andy Brown on 20 September 2019
This month sees the welcome (if belated) introduction of Excel-style custom number formats, as well as more (and easier-to-create) themes and a host of other minor improvements.