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Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide Bring your data to life through data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800561571
Length 296 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Bradley Schacht Bradley Schacht
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Devin Knight Devin Knight
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Erin Ostrowsky Erin Ostrowsky
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Mitchell Pearson Mitchell Pearson
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Importing Data Options 2. Data Transformation Strategies FREE CHAPTER 3. Building the Data Model 4. Leveraging DAX 5. Visualizing Data 6. Digital Storytelling with Power BI 7. Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service 8. Data Cleansing in the Cloud with Dataflows 9. On-Premises Solutions with Power BI Report Server 10. Other Books You May Enjoy
11. Index

Visualizing tabular data

There are many options within Power BI to visually represent data, but sometimes users may want to see and compare detail-level data and exact values. In these scenarios, using the Table or Matrix visual is the most effective option. When leveraging either of these two visuals, it is important to take advantage of the Format section of the Visualizations pane to ensure that users can easily interpret the data that is being presented. One of the best ways to bring attention to values of importance with these visuals is by using Conditional formatting. This section will also take advantage of the hierarchies created in Chapter 3, Building the Data Model, to allow for drilldowns within the visuals.

Table

The table visual is perfect for looking at many values (measures) for a category. To really make the table shine, you will also want to take advantage of the Conditional formatting options. In this example, you will be using the Sales Territory...

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