Power BI Desktop Update for May 2024

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Power BI Desktop Update for May 2024 Part one of a seven-part series of blogs
This month's bigger than average update sees new pivot table style matrix layouts, the emergence of modern tooltips, calculation groups and the DAX query pane from preview and a couple of other smaller changes. Power BI Desktop Update for May 2024 (this blog) Making matrices behave more like Excel pivot tables Modern tooltips are now turned on by default DAX query view has emerged from preview Model Explorer and Calculation Groups are now generally available More line formatting enhancements A redesigned Manage Relationships window We've been creating our idiosyncratic monthly blogs on Power BI updates since November 2016, and also deliver online and classroom Power BI courses.

Power BI Desktop Update for May 2024

Part one of a seven-part series of blogs

This month's bigger than average update sees new pivot table style matrix layouts, the emergence of modern tooltips, calculation groups and the DAX query pane from preview and a couple of other smaller changes.

Power BI Desktop Update for May 2024 (this blog)
Making matrices behave more like Excel pivot tables
Modern tooltips are now turned on by default
DAX query view has emerged from preview
Model Explorer and Calculation Groups are now generally available
More line formatting enhancements
A redesigned Manage Relationships window

We've been creating our idiosyncratic monthly blogs on Power BI updates since November 2016, and also deliver online and classroom Power BI courses.

Posted by Andy Brown on 04 June 2024

A busy update this month, although many of the changes are just things emerging from preview into general release. Here are the main changes for Power BI Desktop users:

Summary of change	Details
New matrix layouts	Microsoft are allowing you to lay out matrices in the same style as Excel pivot tables.
Modern tooltips	These have finally been turned on by default (well, sort of!).
The DAX query view	This has now emerged from preview, although the Copilot wizard to help you hasn't.
Semantic model explorer	Another feature which has emerged from preview, also allowing you to create calculation groups.
New line chart formatting	Yet more ways in which you can customise the appearance of lines in a chart!
New relationships window	A new way to list relationships, which also allows you to filter them by type.

But still on-object interaction remains in preview!

Parts of this blog
Power BI Desktop Update for May 2024 (this blog) Making matrices behave more like Excel pivot tables Modern tooltips are now turned on by default DAX query view has emerged from preview Model Explorer and Calculation Groups are now generally available More line formatting enhancements A redesigned Manage Relationships window