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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Import, clean, and model data in Power BI

  • Import, clean, and model data in Power BI

  • Publish and share reports using Power BI Service

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January 2026

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This course is part of the Excel to Power BI: Data Analysis & Business Intelligence Specialization
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There are 5 modules in this course

Unlock the power of data with Microsoft Power BI—one of the most in-demand business intelligence tools used by companies worldwide. This hands-on course empowers learners to transform raw data into actionable insights and compelling visual stories.

With over 5 million users globally, Power BI is a top choice for data professionals, analysts, and business leaders. Learning Power BI can boost your career in data analytics, business intelligence, and decision-making roles. Career Impact - Power BI skills are listed in over 50,000 job postings globally. Professionals with Power BI expertise earn an average of $85,000–$120,000 annually, depending on role and experience. - This course helps you build a portfolio-ready dashboard and prepares you for real-world reporting tasks. What You’ll Learn: - Navigate Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service - Import, clean, and transform data from multiple sources - Build and format visualizations including charts, maps, and KPIs - Create and publish interactive reports and dashboards - Integrate Power BI with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and SharePoint What Makes This Course Unique: ✅ Beginner-friendly: No prior experience required ✅ Hands-on practice: Over 20 guided exercises and assignments ✅ Portfolio-ready project: Build and publish your own dashboard ✅ Fast-track format: Complete in under 10 hours of focused learning ✅ Microsoft integration: Learn how Power BI connects with Teams, Excel, and SharePoint Who Should Take This Course: - Aspiring data analysts and business intelligence professionals - Excel users looking to upgrade to dynamic dashboards - Business professionals who want to make data-driven decisions - Students and job seekers wanting to add Power BI to their resume - Anyone curious about data visualization and reporting Start learning now and turn data into decisions. Your future in analytics begins here.

New Power BI users will begin the course by gaining a conceptual understanding of the Power BI desktop application and the Power BI service. Learners will explore the Power BI interface while learning how to manage pages and understand the basics of visualizations. Learners can download a course dataset to enjoy guided, hands-on exercises in importing, connecting, cleaning, transforming and modeling data in the Power BI desktop application. Learners will investigate reports, learn about workspaces, and practice viewing, creating, and publishing reports to the Power BI service. Finally, learners will become proficient in the creation and utilization of dashboards.

What's included

18 videos3 readings5 assignments

18 videos•Total 31 minutes
  • Welcome to Data-Driven Decisions with Power BI!•2 minutes
  • Introduction to Power BI•6 minutes
  • Lesson 2: Import Data or Connect to a Data Source•2 minutes
  • Import a File from Excel•1 minute
  • Import Data from a Web Page•1 minute
  • Use Get Data to Connect to Data Sources•1 minute
  • Connect to a Power BI Dataset•1 minute
  • Try a Sample Dataset from Power BI Desktop•1 minute
  • Practice with Sample Datasets from Power BI Service •1 minute
  • Lesson 3: Understand the Table View•1 minute
  • Overview of the Table View in Power BI•3 minutes
  • Week 1 Check-In•1 minute
  • Lesson 4: Clean and Transform Data•4 minutes
  • Access the Power Query Editor•1 minute
  • Manage Transformed Data in the Applied Steps List•3 minutes
  • Execute Basic Math Operations to a Column•1 minute
  • Round Values in a Column•1 minute
  • Replace Errors in a Column•1 minute
3 readings•Total 9 minutes
  • A Note on Power BI Compatibility•2 minutes
  • Course Resources•2 minutes
  • STOP: Retrieve a Course Sample Dataset •5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 75 minutes
  • Get Started on Your Own Power BI Report!•40 minutes
  • Dive Into Your Data: View and Edit a Report in Data View•10 minutes
  • Review: Lessons 1-3•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Replace Errors, Clean Data and View the Applied Steps List•5 minutes
  • Final Quiz: Week 1 Review •10 minutes

Data modeling is where your data begins to tell its story. In this module, you’ll explore how Power BI transforms raw information into meaningful insights through relationships, calculations, and visualizations. You’ll learn how Power Pivot captures the key connections in your data and how Power View brings those models to life with interactive charts, graphs, and maps. By working in the Model and Report views of Power BI Desktop, you’ll see how data modeling connects directly to decision‑making and business performance.

What's included

21 videos4 readings6 assignments

21 videos•Total 45 minutes
  • Introduction to Data Modeling, Report View, and Visualizations•3 minutes
  • Lesson 1: Understand the Model View•2 minutes
  • Overview of the Model View in Power BI•2 minutes
  • View Relationships in the Model View•2 minutes
  • Edit or Remove Relationships•1 minute
  • Add a New Relationship Between Tables and Columns•2 minutes
  • Week 2 Check-In•1 minute
  • Lesson 3: Understand the Report View•3 minutes
  • Overview of the Report View in Power BI•2 minutes
  • Add a Visualization•1 minute
  • Overview of Format Features for Visualizations•2 minutes
  • Change the Visualization Type•1 minute
  • Lesson 4: Understand Text Visualization Types•5 minutes
  • Create a Visualization Card•1 minute
  • Format a Visualization Card•2 minutes
  • Create a Table Visualization•1 minute
  • Format a Table Visualization•3 minutes
  • Create a KPI Chart•2 minutes
  • Format a KPI Chart •3 minutes
  • Create a Key Influencers Chart•5 minutes
  • Format a Key Influencers Chart•2 minutes
4 readings•Total 10 minutes
  • Stop and Observe Your Model View•5 minutes
  • Lesson 2: Work with Relationships in Model View•2 minutes
  • Adding Visualizations to Report Canvases•2 minutes
  • Note about the "Dive Into the Data" Practice Opportunities•1 minute
6 assignments•Total 63 minutes
  • View a Report in Model View•20 minutes
  • Model View Knowledge Check•3 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Customize Report Visualizations in Report View•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Create and Format a Card or Table Visual•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Create and Format KPI or Key Influencer Visualizations •10 minutes
  • Week 2 Final Review •10 minutes

Explore how Power BI visualizations turn data into insights. Create charts and maps that reveal patterns, connect queries to answer business questions, apply filters and drill-throughs to uncover meaning, and publish reports that drive smarter decisions.

What's included

28 videos1 reading8 assignments1 discussion prompt

28 videos•Total 49 minutes
  • Lesson 1: Intro to Chart Visualizations•2 minutes
  • Create a Scatter Chart•2 minutes
  • Modify Scatter Chart Analytics•5 minutes
  • Create a Waterfall Chart•3 minutes
  • Create a Radial Gauge Chart•2 minutes
  • Create a Funnel Chart•1 minute
  • Format a Funnel Visualization•2 minutes
  • Create a Ribbon Chart•1 minute
  • Format a Ribbon Chart •2 minutes
  • Use Geospatial Map Visualizations•2 minutes
  • Use Map Visualizations•2 minutes
  • Week 3 Check-In 1•1 minute
  • Lesson 2: Turn Questions into Answers with Custom Visualizations•1 minute
  • Create a New Table Query•2 minutes
  • Turn a Question into a Visualization•1 minute
  • Create and Teach a Q&A Visualization•2 minutes
  • Add Suggested Questions to a Q&A Visualization•2 minutes
  • Lesson 3: Filters, Slicers, and Data Drilling•2 minutes
  • Create a Slicer•1 minute
  • Explore the Filters Pane•1 minute
  • Filter a Field•2 minutes
  • Analyze Your Visualization•2 minutes
  • Drill Down and Drill Up in a Visualization•2 minutes
  • Format a Matrix•3 minutes
  • Export Data from Visualizations•1 minute
  • Lesson 4: Introduction to Report Publishing•1 minute
  • Publish a Dataset or Report•1 minute
  • Week 3 Check-In 2•1 minute
1 reading•Total 2 minutes
  • Introduction to Navigating Reports and Visualizations•2 minutes
8 assignments•Total 62 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Create and Format a Scatter, Gauge, Funnel or Ribbon Visualization•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Create and Modify a Map Visualization•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Experiment with Table Queries or Q&A Visualizations•10 minutes
  • Week 3 Lessons 1 and 2 Review •7 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Experiement with Slicers, Filters, or Data Drilling•10 minutes
  • Filters Review•5 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Publish Your Report•5 minutes
  • Week 3 Review•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Reflect on Data-Driven Decision Making•10 minutes

Discover how workspaces, dashboards, datasets, and apps in Power BI Service help you move beyond individual reports to collaborative, decision‑driven insights. By understanding how to share, connect, and integrate Power BI with Microsoft 365, you’ll see how your data can become a catalyst for teamwork, alignment, and smarter business outcomes.

What's included

29 videos3 readings7 assignments

29 videos•Total 45 minutes
  • Introduction to Power BI Service•5 minutes
  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Workspaces•3 minutes
  • View My Workspace in the Power BI Service•1 minute
  • View Workspaces in the Power BI Service•1 minute
  • View the Access Permissions•1 minute
  • Share a Workspace•1 minute
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to Working with Dashboards•1 minute
  • Overview of Dashboards•4 minutes
  • Create a New Dashboard•1 minute
  • Add a Tile to a Dashboard•2 minutes
  • Pin a Tile from a Report•1 minute
  • Pin a Live Page•1 minute
  • Pin the Whole Report Page as a Live Tile•2 minutes
  • Subscribe to a Power BI Dashboard•2 minutes
  • Share a Report Via Email•2 minutes
  • Week 4 Check-In•1 minute
  • Switch Modes in Power BI Service•1 minute
  • Download a Copy of a Report•1 minute
  • Generate Quick Insights for a Report•1 minute
  • Lesson 4: Introduction to Apps•1 minute
  • Connect to Apps•1 minute
  • Create App Workspaces•1 minute
  • Lesson 5: Power BI and Microsoft Integration•1 minute
  • Understand Power BI and Microsoft Teams Integration•2 minutes
  • Share a Report To a Teams Channel•1 minute
  • Start a Teams Chat From a Slicer in Power BI•2 minutes
  • Embed Reports in SharePoint Online•1 minute
  • Export a Report to PowerPoint•1 minute
  • Power BI: Download and Install Analyze in Excel•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 4 minutes
  • Lesson 3: Use Datasets and Reports•1 minute
  • Power BI App Workspaces: Creation, Management, and Key Differences•3 minutes
  • Overview of Microsoft’s Power Platform (Beyond This Course)•0 minutes
7 assignments•Total 82 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Navigate Your Workspace•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Explore Dashboards•7 minutes
  • Lesson 1 and 2 Review•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Practice with Apps•10 minutes
  • Dive Into the Data: Practice Integrating Power BI with M365•10 minutes
  • Reflect on Power BI Service•25 minutes
  • Week 4 Review•10 minutes

Take time to consolidate everything you’ve learned and demonstrate your mastery. The final review helps you revisit key concepts, reflect on your progress, and apply your skills in a comprehensive assessment that confirms your readiness to use Power BI with confidence

What's included

1 video2 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Congratulations!•1 minute
2 readings
  • Final Review: Prepare for the Power BI Knowledge Test•0 minutes
  • Congratulations and Final Course Message•0 minutes
1 assignment•Total 45 minutes
  • Final Course Review •45 minutes

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