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Here are the chapters included in this course manual (we use exactly the same manuals for our classroom and online Power BI courses).
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Section | Title |
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1.1 | Our Example |
1.2 | Importing from Different Sources |
1.3 | Importing from Excel |
1.4 | Importing CSV or Text Files |
1.5 | Importing from SQL Server |
1.6 | Importing from a Website |
1.7 | Entering Data Manually |
Section | Title |
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2.1 | Data Models |
2.2 | Model Diagrams |
2.3 | Hiding Objects |
2.4 | Model Properties |
2.5 | Relationships |
Section | Title |
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3.1 | Overview of Visuals |
3.2 | Adding and Changing Visuals |
3.3 | Working with Visuals |
3.4 | The Selection Pane |
Section | Title |
---|---|
4.1 | Overview |
4.2 | Editing Visual Interactions |
Section | Title |
---|---|
5.1 | Finding Formatting Properties |
5.2 | Common Formats to Apply |
5.3 | Header Icons |
5.4 | Tooltips |
5.5 | Useful General Formatting Tricks |
5.6 | Themes |
Section | Title |
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6.1 | Basic Tables |
6.2 | Working with Table Columns |
6.3 | Aggregating Data |
6.4 | Formatting Numbers |
6.5 | Working with Dates in Tables |
6.6 | Specific to Formatting Tables |
Section | Title |
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7.1 | Conditional Formatting |
7.2 | Applying Conditional Formatting |
7.3 | Gradient Effects |
7.4 | Rules-Based Conditional Formatting |
7.5 | Formatting Using Field Values |
7.6 | Data Bars |
7.7 | Displaying Icons |
Section | Title |
---|---|
8.1 | Overview of Matrices |
8.2 | Creating a Matrix |
8.3 | Multiple Rows, Columns and Values |
Section | Title |
---|---|
9.1 | Overview |
9.2 | Images |
9.3 | Text Boxes |
9.4 | Shapes |
Section | Title |
---|---|
10.1 | The Parts of a Chart |
10.2 | Types of Chart Available |
10.3 | Working with Charts |
10.4 | Quick Ways to Format Charts |
10.5 | Chart Legends |
10.6 | Detail Labels |
10.7 | Background and Gridlines |
10.8 | Axes |
10.9 | Conditional Formatting |
Section | Title |
---|---|
11.1 | Overview of Small Multiples |
11.2 | Creating and Formatting Small Multiples |
11.3 | Making the Background Colour Dynamic |
Section | Title |
---|---|
12.1 | Line, Combination and Area Charts |
12.2 | Pie, Donut and Treemap Charts |
12.3 | Scatter and Bubble Charts |
Section | Title |
---|---|
13.1 | Drill-Down for Charts |
13.2 | Drill-Down in a Matrix |
Section | Title |
---|---|
14.1 | Grouping |
14.2 | Binning |
Section | Title |
---|---|
15.1 | What are Queries? |
15.2 | Working with Queries |
15.3 | Common Transforms |
15.4 | Creating New Columns |
Section | Title |
---|---|
16.1 | Loading Multiple Files from a Folder |
16.2 | Appending Queries |
16.3 | Merging Data |
16.4 | Fuzzy Merging |
Section | Title |
---|---|
17.1 | Unpivoting Data |
17.2 | Grouping Data |
17.3 | Pivoting Columns |
17.4 | Transposing Data: Replacing Text |
17.5 | Transposing Data: Joining Rows Together |
Section | Title |
---|---|
18.1 | Splitting Columns |
18.2 | Merging Columns |
18.3 | Extracting Data |
Section | Title |
---|---|
19.1 | Ways to Create New Columns |
19.2 | Columns from Examples |
19.3 | Built-up Columns |
19.4 | Custom Columns in M |
19.5 | Special Case - Last Refresh Date/Time |
19.6 | Conditional Columns |
19.7 | Indexing Columns |
Section | Title |
---|---|
20.1 | Overview |
20.2 | Legacy vs Modern Tooltips |
20.3 | Basic Tooltips |
20.4 | Static Report Page Tooltips |
20.5 | Dynamic Report Page Tooltips |
20.6 | Visual Header (Help) Tooltips |
Section | Title |
---|---|
21.1 | New Cards |
21.2 | Working with Cards |
21.3 | Reference Labels |
21.4 | Multi-row Cards |
Section | Title |
---|---|
22.1 | Gauges |
Section | Title |
---|---|
23.1 | Overview of KPIs |
23.2 | Creating Targets |
Section | Title |
---|---|
24.1 | What are Custom Visuals? |
24.2 | Adding Custom Visuals |
24.3 | Working with Custom Visuals |
Section | Title |
---|---|
25.1 | Assembling what you Need |
25.2 | Creating a Picture Chart |
Section | Title |
---|---|
26.1 | How Filters Work |
26.2 | Working with Filters |
26.3 | Formatting Filters |
26.4 | Controlling Filters for End Users |
Section | Title |
---|---|
27.1 | Introducing Slicers |
27.2 | Working with Slicers |
27.3 | Hierarchical Slicers |
27.4 | Number and Date Slicers |
Section | Title |
---|---|
28.1 | Overview of the New Slicer Visual |
28.2 | Working with the New Slicer |
Section | Title |
---|---|
29.1 | Sync Slicers |
29.2 | Applying/Clearing All Slicers |
29.3 | Tricks with Slicers |
Section | Title |
---|---|
30.1 | What are Drill-Through Filters? |
30.2 | Creating a Drill-through Filter |
30.3 | Three Ways to Drill Through |
30.4 | Adding a Context-Sensitive Title |
30.5 | Extra Drill-through Options |
Section | Title |
---|---|
31.1 | Overview of Publishing |
31.2 | An Infinite Number of Variables |
31.3 | Workspaces |
31.4 | Creating Workspaces |
31.5 | Publishing Reports |
31.6 | Viewing and Editing Reports |
31.7 | Dashboards and Tiles |
31.8 | Lineage View |
31.9 | Refreshing Data |
31.10 | Sharing and Exporting Reports |
Section | Title |
---|---|
32.1 | Introduction to Calculated Columns |
32.1 | Introduction to Calculated Columns |
32.2 | Creating Calculated Columns |
32.2 | Creating Calculated Columns |
32.3 | Conditional Functions |
32.3 | Conditional Functions |
32.4 | The RELATED Function |
32.4 | The RELATED Function |
32.5 | Blanks |
32.5 | Blanks |
32.6 | Testing for Errors |
32.6 | Testing for Errors |
Section | Title |
---|---|
32.1 | Introduction to Calculated Columns |
32.1 | Introduction to Calculated Columns |
32.2 | Creating Calculated Columns |
32.2 | Creating Calculated Columns |
32.3 | Conditional Functions |
32.3 | Conditional Functions |
32.4 | The RELATED Function |
32.4 | The RELATED Function |
32.5 | Blanks |
32.5 | Blanks |
32.6 | Testing for Errors |
32.6 | Testing for Errors |
Section | Title |
---|---|
33.1 | What are Measures? |
33.1 | What are Measures? |
33.2 | Creating Normal Measures |
33.2 | Creating Normal Measures |
33.3 | Creating Quick Measures |
33.3 | Creating Quick Measures |
33.4 | Quick Measures using Copilot |
33.4 | Quick Measures using Copilot |
33.5 | Example 1: Listing Selected Items |
33.5 | Example 1: Listing Selected Items |
33.6 | Example 2: Line Chart Averages |
33.6 | Example 2: Line Chart Averages |
33.7 | Example 3: Running Totals |
33.7 | Example 3: Running Totals |
Section | Title |
---|---|
33.1 | What are Measures? |
33.1 | What are Measures? |
33.2 | Creating Normal Measures |
33.2 | Creating Normal Measures |
33.3 | Creating Quick Measures |
33.3 | Creating Quick Measures |
33.4 | Quick Measures using Copilot |
33.4 | Quick Measures using Copilot |
33.5 | Example 1: Listing Selected Items |
33.5 | Example 1: Listing Selected Items |
33.6 | Example 2: Line Chart Averages |
33.6 | Example 2: Line Chart Averages |
33.7 | Example 3: Running Totals |
33.7 | Example 3: Running Totals |
Section | Title |
---|---|
34.1 | Our Example |
34.1 | Our Example |
34.2 | Creating our Example |
34.2 | Creating our Example |
Section | Title |
---|---|
34.1 | Our Example |
34.1 | Our Example |
34.2 | Creating our Example |
34.2 | Creating our Example |
Section | Title |
---|---|
35.1 | Overview of Maps |
35.1 | Overview of Maps |
35.2 | Choosing a Map Visual |
35.2 | Choosing a Map Visual |
35.3 | Maps Using Latitude and Longitude |
35.3 | Maps Using Latitude and Longitude |
35.4 | Maps without Latitude and Longitude |
35.4 | Maps without Latitude and Longitude |
35.5 | General Maps |
35.5 | General Maps |
35.6 | Specific Types of Maps |
35.6 | Specific Types of Maps |
35.7 | Layers |
35.7 | Layers |
Section | Title |
---|---|
35.1 | Overview of Maps |
35.1 | Overview of Maps |
35.2 | Choosing a Map Visual |
35.2 | Choosing a Map Visual |
35.3 | Maps Using Latitude and Longitude |
35.3 | Maps Using Latitude and Longitude |
35.4 | Maps without Latitude and Longitude |
35.4 | Maps without Latitude and Longitude |
35.5 | General Maps |
35.5 | General Maps |
35.6 | Specific Types of Maps |
35.6 | Specific Types of Maps |
35.7 | Layers |
35.7 | Layers |
Section | Title |
---|---|
36.1 | Examples of Bookmarks |
36.1 | Examples of Bookmarks |
36.2 | Our Case Study |
36.2 | Our Case Study |
36.3 | Creating Bookmarks |
36.3 | Creating Bookmarks |
36.4 | Configuring your Bookmarks |
36.4 | Configuring your Bookmarks |
36.5 | Linking to Pages using Bookmarks |
36.5 | Linking to Pages using Bookmarks |
36.6 | Bookmark Navigators |
36.6 | Bookmark Navigators |
Section | Title |
---|---|
36.1 | Examples of Bookmarks |
36.1 | Examples of Bookmarks |
36.2 | Our Case Study |
36.2 | Our Case Study |
36.3 | Creating Bookmarks |
36.3 | Creating Bookmarks |
36.4 | Configuring your Bookmarks |
36.4 | Configuring your Bookmarks |
36.5 | Linking to Pages using Bookmarks |
36.5 | Linking to Pages using Bookmarks |
36.6 | Bookmark Navigators |
36.6 | Bookmark Navigators |
Section | Title |
---|---|
37.1 | Overview |
37.1 | Overview |
37.2 | Adding Clickable Shapes |
37.2 | Adding Clickable Shapes |
37.3 | Adding Clickable Images |
37.3 | Adding Clickable Images |
37.4 | Adding Clickable Buttons |
37.4 | Adding Clickable Buttons |
Section | Title |
---|---|
37.1 | Overview |
37.1 | Overview |
37.2 | Adding Clickable Shapes |
37.2 | Adding Clickable Shapes |
37.3 | Adding Clickable Images |
37.3 | Adding Clickable Images |
37.4 | Adding Clickable Buttons |
37.4 | Adding Clickable Buttons |
Section | Title |
---|---|
38.1 | Idea 1 - Default Slicer Values |
38.1 | Idea 1 - Default Slicer Values |
38.2 | Idea 2 - Pictures to Filter Charts |
38.2 | Idea 2 - Pictures to Filter Charts |
38.3 | Idea 3 - Sort Icons |
38.3 | Idea 3 - Sort Icons |
38.4 | Idea 4 - Pop-Up Buttons |
38.4 | Idea 4 - Pop-Up Buttons |
38.5 | Idea 5 - Slide-out Filters |
38.5 | Idea 5 - Slide-out Filters |
Section | Title |
---|---|
38.1 | Idea 1 - Default Slicer Values |
38.1 | Idea 1 - Default Slicer Values |
38.2 | Idea 2 - Pictures to Filter Charts |
38.2 | Idea 2 - Pictures to Filter Charts |
38.3 | Idea 3 - Sort Icons |
38.3 | Idea 3 - Sort Icons |
38.4 | Idea 4 - Pop-Up Buttons |
38.4 | Idea 4 - Pop-Up Buttons |
38.5 | Idea 5 - Slide-out Filters |
38.5 | Idea 5 - Slide-out Filters |
Section | Title |
---|---|
39.1 | Overview |
39.1 | Overview |
39.2 | Page Navigators |
39.2 | Page Navigators |
39.3 | Simple Custom Page Navigators |
39.3 | Simple Custom Page Navigators |
39.4 | Dynamic Page Navigation |
39.4 | Dynamic Page Navigation |
Section | Title |
---|---|
39.1 | Overview |
39.1 | Overview |
39.2 | Page Navigators |
39.2 | Page Navigators |
39.3 | Simple Custom Page Navigators |
39.3 | Simple Custom Page Navigators |
39.4 | Dynamic Page Navigation |
39.4 | Dynamic Page Navigation |
Section | Title |
---|---|
40.1 | Overview |
40.1 | Overview |
40.2 | Creating and Using |
40.2 | Creating and Using |
40.3 | Formatting Decomposition Trees |
40.3 | Formatting Decomposition Trees |
40.4 | AI Splits |
40.4 | AI Splits |
Section | Title |
---|---|
40.1 | Overview |
40.1 | Overview |
40.2 | Creating and Using |
40.2 | Creating and Using |
40.3 | Formatting Decomposition Trees |
40.3 | Formatting Decomposition Trees |
40.4 | AI Splits |
40.4 | AI Splits |
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