Why they’re not helping your users—and what to do instead. I’ve been seeing drop shadows everywhere lately—especially in dataviz challenges, community reports, and portfolios. What is a drop shadow? 💡 A soft, blurry effect added behind a visual or card to make it look like it’s floating slightly above the background. I get why people add them.… READ MORE
If you’ve been building Power BI reports, you probably know about drillthrough. In short: drillthrough lets users move from a summary view to a detail page focused on one data point. For example, you can right-click on Austria in a sales chart and jump straight to a page showing visuals and metrics only about Austria.… READ MORE
Alright, dark-mode fans, this one’s for you! We learned in the last post that while dark UI feels sleek, it’s not automatically accessible and it shouldn’t be your default strategy (hello, contrast + glare). In most cases, light mode is the more accessible baseline (just imagine trying to work on a sunny beach or on your balcony with dark… READ MORE
Power BI is widely used for reporting and analytics, but one common question is: Can Power BI send emails? The short answer is… YES! In this blog, I will take you through all the methods available for sending emails by Power BI. What do we mean by send emails? Let’s make sure we are… READ MORE
Are you wondering what the different Power BI storage modes are? Which one is right for you? Whether DirectQuery and LiveConnection are the same thing? Maybe you’ve heard of something called DirectLake that claims to solve all your problems and are thinking, really? Well, if you need answers to any of these questions or anything… READ MORE
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the canvas size in Power BI. Or maybe I’ve just been seeing too many reports that look… off. Some are stretched across massive screens like a Hollywood blockbuster, while others are crammed into tiny spaces where insights have to fight for air. Here’s the thing: there’s… READ MORE
To begin with, let us first create a Dynamics 365 Trial. After our CRM trial is setup up successfully, we will install the OOB Sample Data which we would be using for creating the Power BI report. Next, we need to create a free trial for the above user to use Power BI Service. Go… READ MORE
Power BI Desktop hosts a powerful data transformation tool in Power Query Editor that provides users with the ability to structure and cleanse their data before analyzing it. Mastery of Power Query Editor can do so much for your workflow in data analysis by making it easier to get your information ready for meaningful visualizations.… READ MORE
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