Report Visualization Tips
The Dynamic Time Matrix
Time and time again when I begin talking with Excel users and ask to see what current reports they are using, they usually show me a table with a mixed bag of columns split by […]
Articles by Seth Bauer
News & Events
2019 Microsoft Business Application Summit Retrospective
This year the Microsoft Business Application Summit (MBAS) was held in Atlanta Georgia. Despite some travel snafu’s (3 rebooking’s and 9 delays), we made it into Atlanta late the night before the preconference sessions. Which […]
PowerBI.Tips Tools
New Layout – Square One
“Square One” utilizes the color theme as a background component that adds a pop of accent color only. This gives you the end user the maximum flexibility to incorporate color themes that match your needs […]
PowerBI.Tips Tools
New Layout – Smooth Operator
Hey everyone! We’re excited to release our latest layout “Smooth Operator”. Click here to download. We’ve gotten some great feedback from our users and the previous layouts were a bit heavy handed as we tried […]
Report Visualization Tips
Respect Layers
If you are like me and you like making your reports look extra good with different visual elements you’ve probably come across the issue before where you use shapes or images layered behind a visual. […]
Interesting & Fun Applications
New Game – aMAZEing DAX
If you haven’t had your mind melted over the past few games that Phil Seamark has developed here is one more, aMAZEing DAX. This month’s game is a Gauntlet styled game that uses SVGs, and […]
Articles & Opinions
Power BI Dataflows: Change is Coming
I have been holding on to a copy of Satya Nadella’s book “Hit Refresh” for quite some time. With all the Power BI goodness, the job, etc.… I just hadn’t gotten around to it. However, […]
Report Visualization Tips
Center the X-Axis on a Line Chart
Sometimes when your working on a line chart you want the x-axis to stay centered on a chart. This tutorial will walk you through how to create an X-Axis that will always center it’s self […]
Sharing & Administration
When to Use Publish to Web
There are often questions surrounding Publish to Web. What is it? How can I use it to share my reports? This video walks through the proper usage for Publish to Web and how to manage […]
Data Sources
Power BI Connections: Live Connection
Of all the connection types, I’ve always gravitated towards this one. I imagine it is because I come from the database developer side of things. I’m a big fan of doing things one time, and […]