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Learn Power BI

You're reading from   Learn Power BI A beginner's guide to developing interactive business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838644482
Length 362 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Greg Deckler Greg Deckler
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Basics
2. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: The Desktop
4. Up and Running with Power BI Desktop 5. Connecting and Shaping Data 6. Creating Data Models and Calculations 7. Unlocking Insights 8. Creating the Final Report 9. Section 3: The Service
10. Publishing and Sharing 11. Using Reports in the Service 12. Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security 13. Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Up and Running with Power BI Desktop

Before you can do almost anything with Power BI, you must get the 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.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

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