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Month: September 2018

How to use Tooltips in Power BI

In Power BI reports various features are used to enhance the reporting experience. Tooltips appear when the cursor is hovering over a visual. Not all visuals will have Tooltips as this feature is added by the report author. However, Tooltips are useful as they can show deeper trends within your dataset. This video displays how to use a Tooltip which has been created on a report visual.

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September 10, 2018
How to Navigate Hierarchies on a Visual in Power BI

In Power BI reports various features are used to enhance the reporting experience. A hierarchy is a ordered set of values that are linked to the level above. An example of a hierarchy could be Country, State, and City. Cities are in a State, and States make up a Country. In Power BI visuals can handle hierarchy data and provide controls for the user to navigate up and down the hierarchy. This tutorial walks you through how to use hierarchies inside a visual.

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September 10, 2018
How to use Focus Mode in Power BI

In Power BI reports various features are used to enhance the reporting experience. Focus mode allows for a single visual to expand for dedicated interaction and review. This video walks you though how to use the Focus Mode button on a Power BI visual.

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September 10, 2018
How to use the Ellipsis in Power BI

In Power BI reports various features are used to enhance the reporting experience. The Ellipsis allows users to open an option menu specific to a visual. In this video we walk through how to use the various features found when the ellipsis is clicked.

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September 10, 2018
How to use Drillthrough in PowerBI

In Power BI reports various features are used to enhance the reporting experience. Drillthrough allows users to navigate to different report pages within a report. Below is a demo of Drillthrough.

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September 10, 2018
Using Grids to Improve Visualization Placement

When you design a report, there are a number of things to consider. For example, the types of visuals, the colors used within the visuals, and the location of the visuals. The orientation and alignment of the visuals is a subtle but important aspect of your report build. Doing a good job aligning the items removes distractions from the report page and allows users to engaged with your data story.

To that end, using grids in Power BI desktop has been extremely helpful to me to aid in aligning elements on the page. In this tutorial, I walk through how to use the default Grid settings of Power BI. Additionally, I developed a couple of grids as images that can be used to aid in aligning visuals. Check out the video below to see how you can use Grids, and download the new Grids Layout for your reports.

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September 4, 2018