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Power BI - Beyond the Basics

Learn how to create stunning visualizations and level up your Power BI skills with this intermediate Power BI course from Simon Sez IT

Created bySimon Sez ITworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
IntermediateUpdated Jan 21, 2025
Power BI - Beyond the Basics

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleHow to Import and Transform Data in Power Query
  • check_circleHow to import Excel, Text, and CSV files and combine files
  • check_circleHow to enable/disable Load and Report Refresh
  • check_circleHow to resolve Data Import Errors
  • check_circleData Modelling, Relationship Types, and Troubleshooting Relationship Issues
  • check_circleMeasures vs Calculated Columns
  • check_circleHow to create a Date Table with DAX
  • check_circleHow to create Additional and Conditional Columns
  • check_circleHow to use ROUNDUP and SUMX
  • check_circleHow to create Quick Measures and a Key Measures Table
  • check_circleThe CALCULATE Function in DAX
  • check_circleTables vs Matrix Tables
  • check_circleHow to Format Visualizations and apply Conditional Formatting
  • check_circleHow to use Column, Line, and Map Charts
  • check_circleGauge and Card Visualizations
  • check_circleHow to use Slicers and Filter and apply Design Elements
  • check_circleHow to create a Shared Workspace in Power BI Service
  • check_circleHow to create Reports and Dashboards
  • check_circleHow to pin Visualizations to the Dashboard
  • check_circleHow to set up Scheduled Refreshes

About This Course

Power BI is a powerful, self-service Business Intelligence (BI) solution from Microsoft. It aims to provide interactive visualizations and is used to import, transform, and analyze data. Power BI has a user-friendly interface ideal for people with a limited technical background to be able to create their own reports and dashboards.

This intermediate Power BI course is designed to be a follow-on from the Power BI Beginner course, so it is ideally recommended to go through that course first to get a handle of the basics and be familiar with the Power BI interface. Otherwise, you are expected to at least have a basic understanding of Power BI as this course covers a quick recap of the basics but not in as much detail.

In this Power BI – Beyond the Basics course, we start off by going through the data files to be used and checking some Power BI Desktop settings to set you up for success in learning Power BI. The last part of the course is one big exercise where you will have plenty of practice building reports and dashboards.

This course also includes course files to follow along with your instructor and uses the Power BI Desktop version.

Course Content

12 activities • 68 videos • duration: 6h 35m

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Introduction-Part12 videos • 1 quiz • 11 min
  • videocamCourse Introduction
    Duration 3:12
  • videocamSetting Up for Success
    Duration 8:19
  • quizReview Questions
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Importing and Transforming Data in Power Query-Part114 videos • 1 quiz • 1.1 hours
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Data Modelling-Part13 videos • 1 quiz • 16 min
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DAX - Essential Skills-Part110 videos • 1 quiz • 50 min
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DAX - CALCULATE Function-Part13 videos • 1 quiz • 13 min
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Visualizations-Part111 videos • 1 quiz • 1.6 hours
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The Power BI Service-Part15 videos • 1 quiz • 21 min
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Orders Dashboard Example - Preparation-Part13 videos • 1 quiz • 8 min
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Orders Dashboard Example - Transformation-Part15 videos • 1 quiz • 35 min
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Orders Dashboard Example: Report-Part19 videos • 1 quiz • 1.1 hours
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Orders Dashboard Example: Dashboard-Part12 videos • 1 quiz • 9 min
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Course Close-Part11 videos • 1 min

Your Instructor

Simon Sez IT

Since 2008, we've taught 2 million learners in over 190 countries, with 200+ courses

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Since its formation in 2008, Simon Sez IT has been educating learners with one goal in mind: to make business and technical software simple to learn. The company extensive library of over 10,000 videos across more than 200 courses delivers comprehensive training for the most popular software applications used by professionals worldwide. Courses include training in everyday IT applications, from Microsoft suite of office productivity tools to more niche applications such as QuickBooks, Power BI and many more. Aimed at every level of proficiency, Simon Sez IT courses are designed to give learners the ability to quickly evolve from beginner to advanced, or to drop in at their relevant level and acquire new skills to continue in their development path. Simon Sez IT subject matter experts bring knowledge and practical insights to video-based courses and practice exercises – all designed to help learners immediately apply new knowledge and master learning goals. More than two million learners have relied on Simon Sez IT for its quality and engaging coursework. Student feedback is consistently ranked among the best in the industry, with particular emphasis on the quality, detail and delivery of the course materials. Many indicate that upon completion of a course, they are more confident and proficient in their area of study, and their skills have helped them progress in their careers.

Credit Information

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What Students Are Saying

4.7 out of 5
Student's Choice
149 reviews
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    Lin M.
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    Great to learn power BI beyond the basics. Get me interested in reviewing this course and apply the knowledge in the real work environment.

  • AT
    Alexandre T.
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    Great and very user friendly course, and I am very pleased with the result of following Barb for all these hours. It may deserve an update, as the version of powerBI I am currently using has some of the formatting options on different spots, so it was a bit of a stop and go to be able to apply the same settings. An updated version would also be able to leverage all of the additions to powerBI.

  • MD
    Mihir D.
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    This learning experience was well structured and easy to follow, with practical examples that made the concepts clear. It helped me build confidence and apply the knowledge in real-world scenarios.

  • CR
    Carlo R.
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    Excellent teaching method... well done

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