Overview
Power Bi Startup 1
The Four Pillars: Getting, Cleaning, Modeling & Visualising Data
The Four Pillars: Getting, Cleaning, Modeling & Visualising Data
Prerequisites
Power BI Desktop installed (free from Microsoft Store or powerbi.microsoft.com)
Basic understanding of what rows and columns are in a spreadsheet
A Microsoft account (free) for saving reports to Power BI Service
No coding experience needed — this part is 100% click-based
Learning Outcomes
Connect Power BI to web pages, Excel, CSV, and built-in sample data
Clean and transform data using Power Query Editor
Create measures using basic DAX formulas like SUM()
Build 7 types of visuals: Treemap, Pie, Filled Map, Line Chart, Gauge, Bar Chart, and Table
Apply conditional formatting, Top N filters, and date intelligence with CALENDARAUTO()
Tutorial Info
Type
Interactive
Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
30 minutes
Provider
Internal
Published
Apr 16, 2026
Last Updated
May 24, 2026