Power BI Desktop visuals

Purpose of PowerBI Desktop application is to create reports on a local machine and publish them in the cloud for users who can see them anytime, at any moment, by Internet browser on a PC or a mobile device. Managers need to get clear, simple and visually nice reports. It seems that PowerBI meets all given criteria. In a text that follows I will describe various ways to create reports in PowerBI Desktop.

Speedometer

When analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) for their display is often used a gauge that resembles a speedometer in a car. This is not a standard Excel chart. There are commercial add-ins used to create this type of chart that could be found on the Internet, but there is a technique to create it by combining and modifying the existing charts of Doughnut and Pie Chart.

What kind of charts exist?

It’s not too difficult to create a chart, but you need to choose the type that best reflects our data. Excel has a multitude of charts, and every one of them suits best certain types of data. In the text that follows you will meet most commonly used charts, with suggestions on how to choose the right one that will meet your needs.