Power BI Beginner Tutorial

Power BI Beginner Tutorial

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Who it's for: Business Analysts, Data Analysts, and everyone in between looking to take the next step in data processing and visualization.

What it is: Power BI is Microsoft’s business analytics platform. It’s designed from the ground up to take mass sets of data and organize, analyze, and visualize it using live dashboards and interactive reports.

What you'll learn: In this series, users will be introduced to the foundational concepts of building queries and prepping data for analysis. Users will learn to build relationships across multiple databases using Power Pivot, all the while learning useful functions to help take data to the next level. Become familiar with building and navigating live dashboards and interactive reports, and much more.

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Start 0:00
Introduction 0:03
Downloading Software 1:18
What is Power BI? 6:34
Course Trajectory 7:56
Introduction to Part 1 11:00
What is a Query or Power Query? 12:28
Querying Data 14:49
Query Excel Files 16:17
Normalizing Concepts 20:54
Appending Queries 25:00
Querying Web Pages 30:29
Merging Queries (Part 1) 34:33
Merging Queries (Part 2) 36:34
Normalizing Data 42:27
Lab - Querying Data and Analyzing Results 57:36
Limitations of Excel's Pivot Tables 58:30
Introduction to Power BI Desktop 1:08:18
Querying 1:12:29
Creating Basic Visuals 1:19:36
Customizing Basic Visuals 1:24:44
Map Visuals 1:29:24
Card Visuals 1:32:38
Shapes and Text Boxes 1:36:29
Slicers 1:39:23
Gauge Visuals 1:41:11
Lab - Creating Reports 1:44:25
Lab - Walkthrough (Part 1) 1:45:53
Lab - Walkthrough (Part 2) 1:56:30
Conclusion 2:07:06

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[octechperson]

I've looked at a lot of Power BI tutorials and this has been the only one that I've been able to sit down and watch for a straight hour without wandering or doing something else. I love the presentation of the material and I feel like I'm really learning along the way. Thank you!

[jacquelinetung]

Another great tutorial found on Learnit, heading to learn more, thank you!

Another method if you cannot link the HTML file (34:00):
Get Data, "From HTML" -> Choose the HTML file in the Exercise 1 folder, it will pop up a new window for the file, copy the table, then go back to "AllRegions" -> Power Query Editor -> right-click, "new query", choose "blank table" -> then paste the table of HTML file, rename it "Continents" -> Close & Load. It shall be ok.

[rodnehmofan]

i just want to commend the instructor of this tutorial, you are by far the best YouTube tutor i am following.
Thanks for sharing this to us, it is can help people in acquiring new skills

[normskie]

I liked this tutorial a lot! Easy to understand and very helpful in explaining each feature/function. The voice over is also pleasant which is also a plus! Kudos!

[realsdsk]

What a godsend!!! I had to jump off of another tutorial because of the trainer's monotone voice and lack of interaction. You have your students dive right in and incorporate the learning as they go! Pleasant, undulating voice, perfect tempo...I'm enjoying all of it and will be back tomorrow and the next day etc. (partial days) until I complete the 20 hours.

[aashishkshah]

Thanks for an amazing video Chelsea!! I so much enjoyed it. Your style of detailing thru the concept and then quickly wrapping it again really helped condense the learning. Your "Go ahead and pause the video..." were followed like a rote. those periodic pauses and hands on really helps in understanding the features.

I have worked on Tableau for a long time and wanted to learn Power BI too. I so so appreciate your efforts on creating this video starting with Power Query / Editor in Excel as it creates the context for users moving from Excel to Power BI.

[halletatube]

Where the hell have you been all these days?!?! Guys, you are so so Amazing and are by far better than most in class tutorials.
How did I find you? Thank you so very much!!
I will share it with all my friends!!

[spazeds]

This is a great beginner tutorial. Voice is clear, very nice and understandable. The exercise definitely help instills an understanding of Power BI.

[starring]

Thank you! I was able to follow everything. Everything was good!

[frederickzoreta]

Barely 1 hour into this course, and I am TOTALLY IMPRESSED! I wish I could've discovered your channel way before.

I'm thanks for the amount of efforts and time that you put in presenting these courses for free.
I surely look forward to all your Excel, VBA and Access courses.

[salvadorpatricio]

The thing that I value most in this tutorial is the transition from pivot tables to power BI. I am fond of pivot tables and this clearly explains the relationship and similarity in principle of pivot table to power BI. Well done Chelsea and thank you so much!

[rashmirana]

The tutorial is good but the actual Power BI tool visualization stats only after 1:15:00, so you may want to skip to 1:15:00 if you are already familiar with Tableau.

[lucyliu]

Thank you so much for providing these Power BI tutories. They are just wonderful

[dongzhang]

Clear voice, clear instructions. Thanks.

[LoicBienaime]

What I really like with your course is that you don't go straight to PowerBI like most of the other courses. You go first by explaining how works PowerQuery, what we can make with it and ... you changed my life! Furthermore, this is so well explained! Thanks for the value you bring here!

[ernestosabatercalvet]

I am glad I found this tutorial, I really enjoyed the way content was explained, all pauses we were able to take advantage of.The only thing I am dealing with now is my Power BI app which I downloaded in Spanish, I can not find the color saturation format feature, will do some extra digging. THANKS!!!

[giftomodu]

I love how this class was delivered. Really nice fir someone who just needs a quick recap! Loving the Instructor too... Great job!

[raminbarnet]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, clear, short and sweet and no funny accents or annoying background music !

[berndeckenfels]

Very well present, thank you (there are a few corrections which did not make it into editing, that needs some TLC)

[samiahmedal-hag]

Félicitations pour cet excellent tutoriel! La formatrice est d'un talent inégalable pour présenter et expliquer la leçon. C'est inné! Bravo! J'ai vraiment hâte de suivre les prochains tutoriels.