<![CDATA[How To Use Power BI]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pqfl!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a96e30a-82bc-49b7-afb1-70c261192649_1280x1280.pngHow To Use Power BIhttps://www.howtousepowerbi.comSubstackTue, 05 May 2026 15:59:14 GMT<![CDATA[An Introduction to Power Query Editor]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/an-introduction-to-power-query-editor-c09https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/an-introduction-to-power-query-editor-c09Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:50:16 GMTThis post originally appeared on TraversData.com.

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]]><![CDATA[How to ALWAYS have the LATEST version of Power BI Desktop]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/how-to-always-have-the-latest-versionhttps://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/how-to-always-have-the-latest-versionThu, 20 Nov 2025 16:33:07 GMTThis post originally appeared on TraversData.com.

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Microsoft rolls out updates to Power BI Desktop almost every month, and most months the changes that concern how WE interact with Power BI to build visuals in reports are minimal, over time these small changes add up, so if it’s been a while since you’ve updated it, your Power BI may look really different from others. Some newer tools may be missing, your formatting options may be different, etc.

Microsoft has a Power BI Desktop download page, and you can certainly get Power BI Desktop from there….

IF you download it from there, and you want to have a current version of the software over time, you’d go back there EVERY MONTH and download the new version and install it. But, that’s kind of a pain in the butt. No, it’s TOTALLY a pain in the butt.

Imagine if an IT department had to do this for many people? One-at-a-time? Major pain in the butt.

So, here’s the tip that will make your life so much easier because your Power BI Desktop will update *automatically* as Microsoft rolls out updates.

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]]><![CDATA[How to Format a Bar Chart in Power BI]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/how-to-format-a-bar-chart-in-powerhttps://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/how-to-format-a-bar-chart-in-powerMon, 03 Nov 2025 11:32:43 GMTThis post originally appeared on TraversData.com.

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]]><![CDATA[The Power BI Filter Pane]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/the-power-bi-filter-panehttps://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/the-power-bi-filter-paneThu, 30 Oct 2025 03:26:52 GMTThis post originally appeared on TraversData.com

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]]><![CDATA[The Power BI User Interface]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/the-power-bi-user-interface-debhttps://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/the-power-bi-user-interface-debTue, 24 Jun 2025 15:37:44 GMTThis post originally appeared on TraversData.com

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]]><![CDATA[It's EASY to learn Power BI... you just need the right teacher.]]>https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/925https://www.howtousepowerbi.com/p/925Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:40:00 GMT

You can learn how to do it all in Power BI without tearing your hair out. It’s a powerful piece of software that can be easily learned if taken on in the right way. This is the way.



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