How to use Microsoft Power BI - Tutorial for Beginners

In this step-by-step tutorial video, learn how to get started using Microsoft Power BI. Power BI allows you to get insight from your business data. This is an introductory overview of Power BI to get you started.

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00:00 Introduction
01:01 Download and install
03:00 Welcome screen
04:20 Sample data overview
06:00 Get data spreadsheet
07:40 Transform data from spreadsheet using Power Query Editor
10:10 Get data from web
11:25 Transform data from web using Power Query Editor
13:10 Join tables by merging queries
14:27 Overview of Power BI layout, including fields and visualizations
16:40 Insert title
17:20 Insert variety of visualizations
22:10 Insert slicer
23:30 Apply theme and change style
25:00 Save and Publish report
26:30 Share with others
27:05 Wrap up

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[len]

Watching this makes me want to create reports on every single type of my work. Even my daily budgets and groceries and I will show a report presentation to my Hubby on where our moneys are going. Worth to subscribe and share peeps!!!

[Tallnashguy]

I literally learned more watching this 27 min video than I have going through multiple hours of the learning paths/modules on the Microsoft website. Excellent presentation and content!

[DataRich]

I see this video is 3 years old but it's still super useful. I went through everything that Kevin explained several times so I am getting more adept at using PowerBI. The one thing that slipped by that he did NOT explain was that on the Country Slicer, to select more than 1 country, just hold down the Ctl key and then select multiple countries. Thanks for an amazing getting started video Kevin!!!

[AljIsHere]

I really appreciated this overview generalized understanding of Power BI. Basically you have data to import. Clean up the data to show what you need. Import whatever else data needed from a website and what is imported to showcase if needed. Then make pretty visually the data based on the criteria to showcase. Then save and publish. Thanks for this good summary understanding to help me grasp Power BI which isn't bad whatsoever!!

[arnabmit]

This is awesome! No one makes things as lucid as tour tutorials! Please include more advanced features like calculated fields, dependant multi-layer slicers, transforming data using excel formulae, etc.

[SS-cddl]

Best intro to PBI yet! Straight forward, simple and clear. Example company great way to demonstrate what is achievable. Thanks. Take it to the next level Kevin.

[jimekrut]

Kevin, you do an amazing job providing resources for practice and making instruction very clear. I frequently recommend your online training to educators.

[adewaleadewale]

Hi Kevin, a friend ask me to look into Power Bi and i didn't understand where to begin. Although, i am a beginner and watching your video now gives me the confidence and moral boost. The step by step is very well detailed and informative. Today, 1st of Jan and watching your video is a sign that i am in the right direction. Definitely subscribing to your channel. THANK YOU KEVIN.

[mramu]

Okay, Kevin. I’m going to need you to stop reading my mind. This is perfect – exactly what I was looking for!!! More Power BI videos, please! I started to teach myself Power BI and got discouraged, but now it just makes sense.
Also, I really appreciate how you have the video broken and named into sections on the timeline! Keep up the brilliant work.

[explore_the_world_bfr_its]

I didn’t think one session would be more than enough to learn an application.. Just brilliant and thanks.. 👍🏼

[sawdameher]

Thank you so much for teaching in such a simplified concise and engaging way! As a first timer seeing Power BI I felt like it was really easy and doable! Thanks a lot for your contents ❤️

[marisellopez]

I'm doing a course on Business Intelligence. This 28-minute video was more helpful than all the material I am going through. Awesome tutorial. Thank you for sharing.

[coalblacksmith]

Kevin, you're an amazing tutor.
I wonder if you could do a video on Excel vs Power BI, which one is appropriate for which task, where they overlap, how you can combine them etc.
Cheers.

[alankrzesinski]

The way you segmented the different sections of this video is very helpful. More youtubers should do that.

[sethnanakwameappiah-kubi]

I had zero knowledge about PowerBI but after watching your video, I have used Power BI for my thesis. Thanks so much for these videos.

[jannatulf]

You made everything pretty clear in less than half an hour of video. Amazing! Thank you so much for your help

[gelcamacho]

Hi Kevin! Thanks for sharing your videos. You always made it easier for us to understand complex applications in a short videos. The rest can be on self-explorations.

[nikolamilanovic]

Such an amazing tutorial. Easy to follow-through, concise and overall very informative. This has helped me a lot with my current project. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work! :)

[cycleSCUBA]

Excellent introduction and first steps at setting up a report. Thanks, Kevin. 10/10 👍

[leslietyks]

Thanks Kevin l went through twice your video. First as l was driving listening. Second when l got to work being hands on. I had a lecture for the whole day on PowerBi. I nailed it as a pro. I went through with them your example as l was getting confident n then l made them to bring two examples of sample data of their choice.

I ve never been satisfied. I was lecturing to people who are already working. And everyone went home happy.

The lecture happened in South Africa n deligates where from all over Africa including as far as Gambia.

Thanks man thanks