Power BI Makeover (Column Chart Edition)
Hey everyone,
Here on People-Friendly Power BI, I talk a LOT about how Power BI is by default horrible at visualizing data effectively (and by effectively, I mean in ways that are easy to understand so that decisions can be made, actions take, processes progressed, etc., etc.)
Sure, I've talked about how Power BI is completely awful on mobile devices (without a lot of work), how the entire visual system that Microsoft uses to develop is wrong, even why you shouldn't (and probably don't have to) use most external Power BI visuals (add-ons made by other developers).
This is all in the cause of helping people make Power BI visuals and reports that are effective and engaging. You know... people-friendly.
So, I definitely have opinions.
While I've started posting about better ways of making visuals in Power BI, like in the Essential and Advanced ways to make Bar Charts the best way in Power BI, and also alternatives to Bar Charts, I think it would also be useful if I took "official" visuals shown by Microsoft as examples of what Power BI can do and make them over.
Put your money where your mouth is, Joe! (okay, fine. challenge accepted.)
Why make them over? Because Microsoft's examples are horrible. Capital H Horrible.
Let's dive in and have a look at our first example and how it can be worlds better.
Here's what we're making over today:
This may look okay at first glance, but trust me, it’s not. It’s baaaaad.
Read the full post and see the makeover (actually 3 makeovers!) on TraversData.com.
Last week on How To Use Power BI, I made the entire site FREE (no more paid posts). While I’m still building out a lot of content, there will eventually be a ton of information there, freely available.
If you need something really advanced, or something only I know how to do (because I’ve hacked Power BI to do unorthodox things), contact me, Joe Travers, at Travers Data or at joe@traversdata.com. I got you.
Since the last edition of People-Friendly Power BI in April, these are the posts that have gone up on How To Use Power BI:
Take care everyone,
Joe.