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2021 Week 46 | Power BI: Create a Color Contrast Calculator

Introduction This week we are continuing our design theme by making a report about report design. Color is a very important element in report design. Color contrast is not only important for accessibility, it’s also an element of visual hierarchy. You can also use color contrast as a way to make elements on your report …

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2021 Week 45 | Power BI: Create a Custom Navigation Experience

Introduction We hope that you had a lot of fun last week re-designing Spencer’s report! This week we’re also focusing on design and creating a custom navigation experience using bookmarks and buttons.  I am looking for a new place to live and stumbled upon the 2017 State of American Well-Being report. This PDF report details community well-being …

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Power BI report showing Dutch Bros coffee locations within a radius of a selected city

2021 Week 43 | Power BI: Maps with a Distance Radius

Introduction It’s the final week of mapping month! This week we are plotting points on a map within a selected radius. It’s common to want to see locations, such as stores or restaurants that are nearby to a selected location. This week we are exploring one way to do that in Power BI. This involves …

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2021 Week 40 | Power BI: Geocoding and Maps

Introduction We have declared October to be mapping month! This month, we will focus on maps and geospatial data. There are several different maps available in Power BI as default and custom (AppSource) visuals. This week we are going to start off simple and use the Map visual to make a bubble map.  When visualizing …

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2021 Week 39 | Power BI: Assist Your Data Exploration with AI

Introduction It can be challenging getting a new dataset and quickly finding something to focus on and tell a story about. Power BI has built in tools that help you quickly identify data points of interest, and provides visuals that can help tell the story. Have Power BI help you tell the story with your …

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2021 Week 37 | Power BI: What-If Parameters

Introduction This week’s Workout Wednesday we will be using “What-If” Parameters to show Top N values based on user selection. What-If Parameters can allow your audience to have more self-service interaction with the dashboard. For this challenge, we will be visualizing the Top N Movies based on Worldwide sales, as well as leveraging conditional formatting to …

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