Report Visualization Tips
Scale a Visual
For each visual in Power BI Desktop there is a button called Focus Mode. This feature highlights a single visual. While this can be helpful, it does remove the ability to change or adjust the […]
Tutorials
Report Visualization Tips
Consolidate Report Pages Easily with Visual Grouping
We do a ton of Layouts here at powerbi.tips and with the introduction of the new visual grouping feature I was looking for different ways I could utilize that functionality to make templates for different […]
Data Preparation Tips
Average Household Income Function in Power Query
This post will walk through how to pull an estimated household income from a US address. It will be completed all in the Power Query Editor. We will convert this to a function to reuse […]
Report Visualization Tips
Dynamic Visuals using Buttons
Sometimes, we want the users to see different metrics, but do not want to take up too much space on our page. The scenario we are going to walk through is how to build just […]
Report Visualization Tips
Icons upon Icons
I am just bursting with excitement!! This month the amazing Power BI team has yet again come out with a great new feature, Icon sets. In addition to this you can enhance these icon sets […]
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 […]
Performance Tips & Tricks
Quick Access Toolbar for the Win
I’m a lazy engineer. Let me qualify my statement. In lazy I mean I like to find the path of least resistance, the shortest distance between two points. Everyday I challenge myself to be lazy, […]
Report Visualization Tips
Make Custom Visuals with no Code
Welcome to another installment of building custom visuals with the Charts tool from PowerBI.Tips. In this edition we make the following custom visual. This chart comes to us from the sharp mind of Nick Snapp, […]
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 […]
Report Visualization Tips
Make Custom Visuals – Create a Bar Chart
With the release of the custom visuals building tool Charts.PowerBI.Tips we received a number of comments requesting tutorials on how to build visuals. Ask and you shall receive! Below is a basic tutorial on how to […]