Quick summary
Power BI Desktop lets you connect to a data source, build interactive visualizations, and publish reports to the Power BI Service for sharing. This step-by-step walkthrough covers everything from opening a blank report to clicking Publish for the first time.
Steps
- Launch Power BI Desktop and click 'Blank report' to start a new project.
- On the home screen, locate and click 'Get Data' to begin importing your data.
- Choose a data source from the available options for your report.
- Select the table you need and click 'Load' to import it.
- Once Power BI loads the data into a data model, open the Visualizations pane and select a visualization type.
- Drag fields onto the canvas to populate your chosen visualization.
- Click the save icon to save your report locally.
- When ready, click 'Publish' to send your report to the Power BI Service for sharing.
