Build your first report with Power BI

Who Is This For?

This session is aimed at experienced Excel users. A solid understanding of formulas and working with tables will be beneficial.
Our training is delivered in bite-sized, modular sessions, allowing you to build a tailored one-day course by mixing and matching topics to suit your needs.

Session Overview 

This session provides a practical introduction to building your first Power BI report.
You will learn how to:

• Connect to Data
• Connecting to Excel data sources
• Create Basic Measures
• Understanding what measures are
• When and why to use them
• Design Your Report Page
• Adding text and shapes to enhance layout
• Formatting and structuring your report
• Create Data Visuals
• Building your first charts and visuals
• Publish and Share Reports
• Publishing reports to the Power BI Service
• Sharing insights with others

About the Session

Designed for confident Excel users, this module helps you take the first step into Power BI by building a complete report from start to finish.
Power BI enables users to connect to data and turn it into meaningful insights. Built with self-service data analysis in mind, it allows users to explore and visualise data without needing advanced technical knowledge or coding skills. Making the transition from Excel to Power BI is often simpler than expected, while offering significantly enhanced capabilities for data visualisation and insight generation.

What You’ll Gain

A clear understanding of how to connect and model data in Power BI Confidence creating simple measures and calculations
The ability to design and build your first interactive report Knowledge of how to publish and share reports effectively.