Today I stepped into the world of Power BI — one of the most powerful tools for data visualization and reporting.
Key Learnings
1️⃣ Installing Power BI
- Downloaded Power BI Desktop from the official Microsoft site.
- Installation is simple — just follow the setup wizard.
- Once installed, you can start building reports right away.
2️⃣ Exploring Power BI Options
- Home Tab → Get Data, Transform Data, Manage Relationships
- Insert Tab → Add visuals, text boxes, buttons, images
- Model Tab → Relationships between tables
- View Tab → Report View, Data View, Model View
- Visualizations Pane → Charts, slicers, maps, cards, etc.
3️⃣ Uploading Data into Power BI
Power BI supports multiple data sources:
- Excel Workbook (.xlsx, .xls)
- CSV or Text files
- SQL Server / Databases
- Web data
- SharePoint / Cloud services
- Direct Query from online services (Azure, Google Analytics, etc.)
Q&A Section
Q1: What is Power BI?
👉 Power BI is a business intelligence tool by Microsoft that helps visualize, analyze, and share data insights.
Q2: How can we load data into Power BI?
👉 By using the “Get Data” option — you can connect to Excel, databases, cloud services, or web data.
Q3: What are the three main views in Power BI Desktop?
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- Report View → Create dashboards & visuals
- Data View → Inspect and clean data
- Model View → Manage relationships between tables
Q4: Why is Power BI important for Data Analysts?
👉 Because it helps turn raw data into meaningful insights using interactive reports and dashboards that can be shared easily.
Overall, today’s learning gave me a strong start with Power BI. Next, I’ll explore how to transform data with Power Query and create my first dashboard.
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