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Power BI - Use PBI Desktop to Create Reports and Dashboards (Course 8)

Available Until

On-Demand Only

4.00 Credits

Member Price $156.00

Non-Member Price $206.00

Overview

* This course is #8 in the Microsoft Power BI series of webinars. *

Description:

Power BI Desktop is a new stand-alone tool that adds visualization to your data. This course focus on learning the Power BI Desktop interface, connecting to data sources and creating the visualizations. We will demonstrate the creation of each of the various visualizations and the various options related to each.

We will also show how the visualization can be connected together to provide fully-interactive reports with drill-down capabilities. This class does not require any Excel knowledge but understanding Power Pivot and Power Query can reduce your learning curve.

This session is presented using Excel 2019/Office 365. Regardless of the version you are using, most concepts covered in this course apply to all versions of Excel.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this presentation you will be able to...

  • Identify components of the Power BI Desktop interface
  • Use Power BI Desktop to connect to data sources
  • Use Power BI Desktop to create interactive visualizations of your data

Program Content:

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Tour of the Power BI Desktop interface
  • Using Power BI Desktop to connect to data sources
  • Available visualizations in Power BI Desktop
  • Building interactivity into visualizations

Who should attend: Anyone who wants to learn how to analyze data

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications

Program Level: Intermediate


Developed By: CPA Crossings, LLC

Instructor: Bryan L. Smith, CPA.CITP, CISA

Prerequisites: This class does not require any Excel knowledge, however understanding Power Pivot and Power Query can reduce your learning curve.

Advanced Preparation: Install the Microsoft PowerBI Desktop (email: PowerBI@cpax.net for details)

Format: QAS Self-Study

Highlights

  • Tour of the Power BI Desktop interface
  • Using Power BI Desktop to connect to data sources
  • Available visualizations in Power BI Desktop
  • Building interactivity into visualizations

Prerequisites

This class does not require any Excel knowledge, however understanding Power Pivot and Power Query can reduce your learning curve.

Designed For

Anyone who wants to learn how to analyze data

Objectives

  • Identify components of the Power BI Desktop interface
  • Use Power BI Desktop to connect to data sources
  • Use Power BI Desktop to create interactive visualizations of your data

Preparation

Install the Microsoft PowerBI Desktop (email: PowerBI@cpax.net for details)

Non-Member Price $206.00

Member Price $156.00