Power BI Cheat Sheet ✍

Data Analytics
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This Power BI cheatsheet is designed to be your quick reference guide for creating impactful reports and dashboards. Whether you’re a beginner exploring the basics or an experienced developer looking for a handy resource, this cheatsheet covers essential topics.

1. Connecting Data
- Import Data: *Home > Get Data > Select Data Source*
- Direct Query: *Home > Get Data > Select Data Source > Direct Query*

2. Data Transformation
- Power Query Editor: *Home > Transform Data*
- Remove Columns: *Transform > Remove Columns*
- Split Columns: *Transform > Split Column by Delimiter*
- Replace Values: *Transform > Replace Values*

3. Data Modeling
- Create Relationships: *Model > Manage Relationships > New*
- Edit Relationships: *Model > Manage Relationships > Edit*

4. DAX Calculations
- New Measure: *Modeling > New Measure*
- Common DAX Functions:
- SUM: SUM(table[column])
- AVERAGE: AVERAGE(table[column])
- IF: IF(condition, true_value, false_value)
- COUNTROWS: COUNTROWS(table)
- CALCULATE: CALCULATE(expression, filter)

5. Creating Visuals
- Select Visualization: *Visualizations Pane > Select Visual Type*
- Bar Chart: *Bar Chart Icon*
- Pie Chart: *Pie Chart Icon*
- Map Visual: *Map Icon*

6. Formatting Visuals
- Change Colors: *Format > Data Colors*
- Customize Titles: *Format > Title > Text*
- Adjust Axis: *Format > Y-Axis / X-Axis*

7. Filters
- Visual Level Filter: *Filter Pane > Add Filter for Selected Visual*
- Page Level Filter: *Filter Pane > Add Filter for Entire Page*
- Report Level Filter: *Filter Pane > Add Filter for Entire Report*

8. Slicers
- Add Slicer: *Visualizations > Slicer Icon*
- Customize Slicer: *Format > Edit Interactions*

9. Drillthrough
- Add Drillthrough: *Pages > Right Click on Field > Drillthrough*
- Back Button: *Insert > Button > Back Button*

10. Publishing & Sharing
- Publish Report: *Home > Publish > Select Workspace*
- Share Report: *File > Share > Publish to Web or Power BI Service*

11. Dashboards
- Create Dashboard: *Power BI Service > New Dashboard*
- Pin Visuals: *Pin Icon on Visual > Pin to Dashboard*

12. Export Options
- Export to PDF: *File > Export > PDF*
- Export Data: *Visual Options > Export Data*

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