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Power BI - Use PBI Desktop to Create Reports and Dashboards (Course 8)

Available Until Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2027

Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price $116.00

Non-Member Price $181.00

Overview

* This course is #8 in the Microsoft Power BI series of webinars. *

Description:

Power BI Desktop is a new stand-alone tool that adds visualization to your data. This course focus on learning the Power BI Desktop interface, connecting to data sources and creating the visualizations. We will demonstrate the creation of each of the various visualizations and the various options related to each.

We will also show how the visualization can be connected together to provide fully-interactive reports with drill-down capabilities. This class does not require any Excel knowledge but understanding Power Pivot and Power Query can reduce your learning curve.

This session is presented using Excel 2019/Office 365. Regardless of the version you are using, most concepts covered in this course apply to all versions of Excel.

Objectives

  • Identify components of the Power BI Desktop interface
  • Use Power BI Desktop to connect to data sources
  • Use Power BI Desktop to create interactive visualizations of your data

Highlights

  • Tour of the Power BI Desktop interface
  • Using Power BI Desktop to connect to data sources
  • Available visualizations in Power BI Desktop
  • Building interactivity into visualizations

Developed by: CPA Crossings, LLC

Designed For

Anyone who wants to learn how to analyze data

Prerequisites

This class does not require any Excel knowledge, however understanding Power Pivot and Power Query can reduce your learning curve.

Preparation

Install the Microsoft PowerBI Desktop (email: PowerBI@cpax.net for details)

Notice

You will receive an email from CPA Crossings with instructions to access this product.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Bryan Smith, CPA Crossings LLC

Bryan serves as a trusted adviser to CPAs in public accounting, as well as business and industry, on all aspects of information technology. Bryan’s expertise includes in-depth knowledge of paperless work flow solutions, the impact of technology on internal controls, strategic IT infrastructure design and information security best practices. As a nationally recognized author and presenter on information technology issues impacting CPAs, Bryan is passionate about the opportunities for CPAs to benefit from safe and secure computing. Qualifications and Experience: •Leadership role in IT consulting services for a top 10 and two top 100 firms over the past 25 years. •Nationally recognized speaker on technology issues impacting the CPA profession, with an emphasis on internal controls, disaster recovery planning and information security. •Specialized knowledge in project management systems •Charter member of the Masters of Science in Information Assurance (MISA), Walsh College, Troy, Michigan •Treasurer of the Microsoft Project Users Group - Michigan •Member of the AICPA CITP (Certified Information technology Professional) Credential Committee •Past Chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs Information Technology Committee and Leadership Committee

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Non-Member Price $181.00

Member Price $116.00