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Slicer Interactions
Let’s learn about Slicer Interactions. Sometimes, it’s handy if a Slicer only interacts with SOME visuals on your page and not all of them.
How to fix your confusing bar chart
Today we’re going to solve a very common problem that many bar charts have.
How to add Search to a Slicer
Sometimes, you’ll have a large list of items in a slicer, and you’ll wish you had the ability to search them.
How to add Series Labels to a Line Chart
Series Labels are an option on Line and Area charts and allows you to get rid of your Legend. Yes, you want to get rid of your legend.
The Thousand Comma Glitch
Sometimes, Power BI just doesn’t work the way we expect it to (or as it should), so this is the first post in a new “What The…?” series to explain…
DAX: COUNT
The COUNT function in DAX is nice and easy. Let’s learn what it does (I think you can guess what it does) so we can all use it when we need it in our…
DAX: IF
The IF function in DAX is at once one of the simplest DAX functions and also one of the most powerful. If you’ve used the IF Excel formula in…
Label Spacing Fail (and Fix!) on Bar Charts
If you’ve seen the other Label Spacing Fail post (on Line Charts), you know that despite Power BI being really powerful, it’s still not great at certain…
Label Spacing Fail on Line Charts
Power BI is an extremely powerful piece of software, so it’s especially disappointing when Microsoft bills it as “data visualization” software and…
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