Join Gini von Courter for an in-depth discussion in this video Get Power BI Desktop data with the Power BI service, part of Power BI Pro Essential Training.
- [Voiceover] You can also create reports…in Power BI Desktop.…You can't create dashboards, and if you really…enjoy that power of BI Desktop environment,…or you spend a lot of time wanting to work offline,…then you may wish to create your reports there as well.…I'm content right now to have cleaned up…my data sources there, because that's the thing…that I can't really do here.…I can't transform a data set.…I can't modify my data sets here in Power BI Service,…but I can in Power BI Desktop, and when I'm done,…I can then click Get Data,…and notice, Power BI Desktop files,…I can bring those in.…
Oh, I'm happy.…Although these are local files,…I could also be saving them in OneDrive for business,…or OneDrive Personal, or Team Sites,…and those are also very, very good choices,…because when the files are being loaded,…I'm actually loading them to the cloud…to begin with when I'm saving them in those locations,…and they're retrieved very quickly by Power BI.…It also enhances some of the sharing…that I might want to do, but right now,…
Author
Gini von Courter
Released
9/22/2016- Signing up for Power BI Pro
- Connecting to data sources
- Uploading data such as CSV and XLS files
- Creating reports, visualizations, charts, and maps
- Filtering, sorting, copying, and pasting visualizations
- Downloading custom visuals from the gallery
- Modifying existing reports
- Creating and managing data dashboards
- Querying data with Power BI Q&A and Microsoft Cortana
- Sharing report and dashboards
- Using Power BI Desktop and mobile apps
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome56s
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Using the exercise files1m 41s
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1. Get Started with Power BI
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Overview: Power BI Concepts7m 20s
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Signup for Power BI3m 23s
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Install Power BI Desktop1m 34s
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2. Power BI Data Sources
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Upload a CSV file2m 36s
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Upload an Excel workbook2m 3s
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Connect to a sample2m 17s
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3. Create a Report with Visualizations
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Explore the Power BI Service4m 47s
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Overview of visualizations4m 49s
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Using visualizations5m 42s
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Create a new report2m 2s
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Format a visualization5m 46s
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Create chart visualizations9m 10s
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Create map visualizations4m 25s
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4. Modify and Print a Report
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5. Create a Dashboard
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Create and manage dashboards2m 17s
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Add a tile to a dashboard3m 56s
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6. Ask Questions About Your Data
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Tweak your dataset for Q&A2m 59s
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Enable Cortana for Power BI3m 33s
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7. Share Data with Colleagues and Others
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Publish a report to the web5m 36s
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Create a group and add users7m 36s
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8. Use Power BI Desktop
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Launch Power BI Desktop3m 24s
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Get data6m 28s
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Reducing data4m 29s
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Transform data9m 30s
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9. Use Power BI Mobile Apps
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Share from a mobile app4m 19s
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Open a tile from a QR code1m 23s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 19s
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