Using the selection pane – Enhancing Reports

Using the selection pane The Selection pane allows you to do three things: control the layer order, control the tab order, and show and hide elements on the reporting page. The Select pane can be toggled on and off from the View tab, the same as the Bookmarks panel. Figure 11.3 – The Selection panel […]

Optimizing the performance of a dashboard – Creating Dashboards

Optimizing the performance of a dashboard The Power BI service includes the ability to diagnose poor performance in dashboards. The performance inspector will review the dashboard that has been created and make recommendations to increase the performance of the dashboard. To open the performance inspector, click Performance inspector under the File menu when viewing the […]

Using bookmarks – Enhancing Reports

Using bookmarks Power BI installs with many visuals you can use to tell your data story. These visuals allow you to highlight the data you want in order to explain insights you have discovered in your data that lead to actions your business can take. Bookmarks allow you to save the page as it is […]

Configuring navigation for a report – Enhancing Reports

Configuring navigation for a report Having a clear path to navigate your report goes together with the concept of using data to tell your story. Clear report navigation allows your report users to move from one page in your report to the next, move from one visual to another, and return to where they started. […]

Interactions between visuals – Enhancing Reports

Interactions between visuals One of the key powers that Power BI has is its ability to cross-filter and cross-highlight visualizations. This power creates dynamic reports that allow users to interact with the data to explore the relationships between data points, creating new insights. As the report creator, you can control how visuals interact with each […]

Designing and configuring for accessibility – Creating Reports

Designing and configuring for accessibility It is important to think of all the different types of users and the methods with which users will interact with your Power BI reports. Some users may have visual or physical impairments and Power BI has the capabilities to make reports inclusive, as well as features to help ensure […]

Adding a smart narrative visual – Creating Reports

Adding a smart narrative visual They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. That may be so, but sometimes you just might want some words to explain what is happening in your data. The smart narrative visualization will quickly summarize visuals and reports and put that summarization into text. It provides relevant innovative […]

Configuring the report page – Creating Reports

Configuring the report page Much like visualizations, report pages themselves can be configured. As you are only configuring the page, you will not see a General or Visual area; instead, you will only see the Format page area. Figure 9.37 – Configuration of report pages You use the Page information area to change the page […]

Configuring conditional formatting – Creating Reports

Configuring conditional formatting Power BI allows you to apply conditional formatting visuals. In table and matrix visualizations, you can customize cell colors, including gradients, that are based on field values. Conditional formatting can also be used to represent data values with bars, icons, or web links. You may use this to draw your report consumer’s […]

Creating a paginated report – Creating Reports

Creating a paginated report Paginated reporting is another style of reporting than the interactive reports you can produce with Power BI. Paginated reports are reports that are meant to be consumed in a tightly controlled way. Often, this is referred to as “pixel perfect” because it allows reports to be rendered onscreen and printed on […]