Quick summary
This tutorial walks you through how to create an interactive dashboard in Power BI, from setting a dashboard theme to adding tiles, text boxes, and custom links. By the end, you can publish your dashboard to share real-time data visualizations with colleagues or stakeholders.
Steps
- Navigate to your workspace where you will create a new interactive dashboard.
- Click 'Edit' in the top-right corner to enter edit mode.
- Select 'Dashboard theme' to begin customizing your visualization layout.
- Choose a theme (such as Dark) based on your reporting needs.
- Click 'Save' to apply the selected theme.
- Click '+ Add a tile' to start populating your dashboard with visualizations from your reports.
- Review the available visualization types, including images, videos, and text boxes.
- Select the 'Text box' option to add explanatory notes or highlight key insights on your dashboard.
- Click 'Next' to proceed to the tile configuration panel.
- Adjust the title position to decide where it appears on the tile.
- Provide a name for your tile.
- Add a subtitle to give the tile additional context.
- Configure your tile's content and format settings.
- Add your context text in the text area provided.
- Set a custom link for your dashboard to make it more interactive.
- Click 'Apply' to publish your interactive dashboard and share it with colleagues or stakeholders.
