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Learn Microsoft Power BI

Learn Microsoft Power BI - Third Edition

By : Greg Deckler
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Learn Microsoft Power BI

Learn Microsoft Power BI

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By: Greg Deckler

Overview of this book

Everyone’s swimming in data. The ones who thrive? They know how to make sense of it with the right tools quickly and effectively. Learn Microsoft Power BI, Third Edition is your essential guide to mastering one of the most powerful platforms for data analysis and visualization. In this newly revised and expanded edition, Greg Deckler, a 7-time Microsoft MVP and Power BI expert, takes you on a journey of data exploration and discovery using Microsoft Power BI to ingest, cleanse, and organize data and uncover key business insights that can be shared effectively. Covering the latest features and interface changes, including Microsoft Fabric and Copilot, this book guides you through deploying, adopting, and governing Power BI within your organization. You’ll get to grips with the fundamentals of business intelligence projects and learn how to leverage your expertise in the broader Power BI ecosystem. From ingesting and cleansing your data to transforming it into stunning visualizations, reports, and dashboards that speak to business decision-makers, this book will fully prepare you to become the data analysis hero of your organization or kickstart a rewarding career in business intelligence. *Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Part 1: The Basics
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Part 2: The Desktop
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Part 3: The Service
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Part 4: The Future
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

Up and Running with Power BI Desktop

The first step to being able to do almost anything in Power BI is to get Power BI Desktop up and running and have some data loaded to use in creating visualizations. This chapter will get you up and running quickly with Power BI by showing you how to download and install Power BI Desktop, familiarizing you with the Power BI Desktop interface, and then showing you how to work with some simple data and visualizations.

By the end of this chapter, you will have Power BI Desktop installed, be familiar with the different areas and basic features of Power BI Desktop, know how to generate data using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) and use that data to construct basic visuals such as tables, cards, and slicers, and understand how these visuals can interact with one another.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Downloading and running Power BI Desktop
  • Touring the desktop
  • Generating data
  • Creating visualizations...
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