How to get started with Power BI basics
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Amazing Excel and Power BI Solutions. Perth, Western Australia. Our aim is to help you make decisions with confidence. Let us know if there's topics you'd like to cover and please subscribe and click the notification item to keep informed when we release new videos. About Us... Jeff Robson, Wyn Hopkins are the directors of Access Analytic Jeff is the founding Director and Principal Business Analyst at Access Analytic Solutions. He has over 20 years’ experience in chartered accounting, business management and consulting. Wyn is a Microsoft MVP and was once upon a time a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK. He published the book Power BI for the Excel Analyst (a beginners guide to Power BI) in July 2022: https://pbi.guide Find out more about us and the team here https://accessanalytic.com.au/about-us-2-2/ Both Jeff and Wyn would love to connect up with you on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wynhopkins/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrobson/
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How to get started with Power BI, what learning resources and key elements do you need to know as a beginner. 1. Download Power BI Desktop https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/ 1a) Store Version (self updating) : https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NTXR16HNW1T?ocid=pdpshare 1b) Manual Update version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494 2. The "Service" https://app.powerbi.com/ 3. Free Version for Personal Use (as of March 2024 has sadly been changed to require organisation account) https://url.pbi.guide/365Free 4. Resources 4a) Books, videos blogs and more: https://pbi.guide/resources/ 4b) Microsoft Learn: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/powerplatform/power-bi 4c) Power BI Blog: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ 5. Community Help 5a) Power BI Forum: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Power-BI-forums/ct-p/powerbi 5b) Reddi: https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerBI/ 6. Fabric 6a) Overview: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/get-started/microsoft-fabric-overview 6b) Training Paths: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/training/paths/get-started-fabric/ 7. More from me: Power BI playlist: Power BI https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlHDyf8d156VDobBIk13o4mZLk19DbV81 Licencing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlHDyf8d156Wh6gpMGyQ4pZ72x3EQhv9P&si=oI-PFbYetPzOgb9z What is Power BI (more detail ) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlHDyf8d156Wh6gpMGyQ4pZ72x3EQhv9P&si=oI-PFbYetPzOgb9z Getting Started for users: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlHDyf8d156Wh6gpMGyQ4pZ72x3EQhv9P&si=oI-PFbYetPzOgb9z Power Query: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlHDyf8d156UFChHzgQIO2cdaNqOS8KX3&si=C3RdSz9AB0b165HH Power Query and files on SharePoint/OneDrive: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlHDyf8d156W_I_ycA7kbfLKAej54p9Un&si=5BKjYJHw087Ubonu The team and I at Access Analytic develop Power BI and Excel solutions for clients in Australia and deliver training around the World. https://accessanalytic.com.au/ Did you know I've written a book "Power BI for the Excel Analyst"? https://pbi.guide/book/ Connect with me https://wyn.bio.link/
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