Next-Level Dashboard Design With Power BI’s New Card Visual With Reference Labels
Harnessing the Full Potential of Power BI’s Latest KPI Card Breakthrough
PBIX file available for download at the end of this article.
Introduction
When Power BI’s new card visual with reference labels came out in November 2023, I was really excited to start experimenting with it, since I found that the visualizations developed with it, as showcased in Microsoft’s documentation, were particularly captivating!
Following my experimentation, I really do find these cards awesome! The degree of customization you can bring to them is impressive and it helps build compelling dashboards using a limited range of shapes and visuals, thereby enhancing report performance.
My favorite features of these new cards include:
- The ability to apply consistent formatting settings across multiple card values for a cohesive visual presentation.
- The flexibility to specify exceptions to these formatting options for individual cards, reference labels, details…