A holiday pause and a big thank you! As we wrap up the year, we’re doing something a little different for this final post. Instead of a brand-new challenge, we’re inviting you to explore the holiday-themed posts over on the Microsoft Fabric Community. If you’re looking for something festive, fun, or a little cozy to work …
Introduction This report visualizes account activity movement over time, not just a net change. For each date, it shows two flows at once: New Active Accounts (inflow) above zero Lost Active Accounts (outflow) below zero The goal is to make daily shifts easy to read, with a gradient background to emphasize the “above/below” balance. Requirements …
2025 Week 51 | Power BI: Holiday Traffic: Who Came, Who Left 🎄 Read More »
Introduction The first snowfall in Denver was unseasonably late this year. So I got curious about the data and decided to make a visualization. While this one does communicate with data, it’s taking a bit of artistic license. This is your challenge as well: create a first snowfall scatterplot with some wintery visual effects. You …
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Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re partnering with the Fabric Community team for their final QuickViz challenge! The idea is simple: create a single visual, upload the .pbix to the Fabric Community, and browse the other entries to see what you can learn! Read more about the challenge in the Fabric Community. Let’s …
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Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re building a stream graph in Power BI! A stream graph is a variation of the stacked area chart that arranges categories so they flow above and below a central baseline. This creates a smooth, organic “stream” appearance. Stream graphs are excellent for visualizing how many categories change over time …
Introduction This week we’re partnering with the Microsoft Fabric Community team to bring you a set of challenges that are taking place over the next month as a part of Fabric Data Days. Each week, they post a new mini-challenge, aimed at anyone looking to practice dataviz skills, explore new visuals, and engage with the …
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Introduction This week we’re partnering with the Microsoft Fabric Community team to bring you a set of challenges that are taking place over the next month as a part of Fabric Data Days. Each week, they post a new mini-challenge, aimed at anyone looking to practice dataviz skills, explore new visuals, and engage with the …
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Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re creating a dynamic annotation slicer that highlights specific data points on a time series chart. Imagine you’re presenting monthly revenue trends to stakeholders who want to quickly assess performance against the typical baseline. Instead of manually pointing out values, you create an interactive chart where users …
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Introduction In this week’s challenge we are going to try to create a chart on rising sea levels where the y-scale of mm will display on screen in physical mm. You can try this with whichever custom visual you like, but the example laid out below will be for the utilisation of the HTML Content …
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Introduction Welcome to Week 43 of 2025! This visual was built to make change visible. The goal was not just to show numbers, but to tell a quick, visual story of how performance moves from one point to another. Each line represents a small comparison between two dates or periods. When the line is green, …
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