Power BI Tools Volume 5: Learning Power BI Desktop Made Easy (Power BI Series)

If you have been looking for a book that has a lot of easy to understand step-by-step instructions and screen shots that show you how to use Power BI Desktop, this is the book for you. If you have used any or all of the following Excel Power BI Tools, you will be familiar with many of the topics covered in this book: Power Pivot, Power Query or Power View. If you have not used any of these tools, don't worry, the step-by-step instructions will guide you through all of the hands-on exercises.

You will learn how to import data from a variety of data sources, transform the data as needed, so that it can be used to create reports and dashboards. Creating tables, charts and maps is covered, as well as, adding interactive features and creating parameters.

This book is written from the perspective that the reader has not created a report before or has not used Power BI Desktop. This book is for the beginner and intermediate user. To help you become familiar with the options and features, this book contains over 500 illustrations that provide a visual tour of the software.

After completing the exercises in this book, you will be able to perform the following tasks and more:

• Learn how to discover data needed for analysis and reports
• Load data from a variety of sources into the data model
• Use the Query Editor to transform data
• Create new tables of data in Power BI Desktop
• Create hierarchies, use date tables and summarize data
• Create reports that use a variety of visualization types

Indera Murphy is an author, IT professional and retired educator that has over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology field. Indera has written over 30 books on software topics including Crystal Reports, Power BI Tools for Excel, Dashboard Design, SQL Server Reporting Services, ACT! and Tableau. Dr. Murphy has held a variety of positions including technical writer, programmer, course developer and project leader. Indera has designed and developed software applications and web sites, as well as, managed technology driven projects. In addition to being an Executive Director, as an online adjunct professor, Indera has taught courses in a variety of areas including project management, technical writing, information processing, Excel, Access, Crystal Reports, HTML, Windows, Dreamweaver and critical thinking.