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(Livestream Replay) Insights Unlocked Using Conditional Formatting in Power BI - with Pragati Jain

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In this session, Pragati will be showing some conditional formatting tricks in Power BI, which will change the way the visuals look and imparts insights to the users using them in the reports. We will also see a few tips/tricks to keep in mind on a regular basis to enhance visual capabilities in Power BI using the concept of conditional formatting. This will be a complete Power BI demo with one slide only.

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Pragati Jain is working as a Senior Consultant at Avanade in the UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Science and Analytics from Royal Holloway University of London. She is skilled in various tools and technologies like Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Azure ML Studio, Azure Databricks, Pyspark, and SQL. She has been using Power BI for few years now and is recognized as a Superuser on the Microsoft Power BI Community. Outside work she enjoys photography, loves hiking, she is a trained Indian classical singer and has a passion for painting. She even has her Instagram page dedicated to painting.

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(Livestream Replay) Sensitivity Labels and the Microsoft Data Platform! - with Heidi Hastings

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Join Heidi Hastings and I as we dissect everything about sensitivity labels! Such as what they are, how they're used, why they're important, where to find them, and more! You'll also see what they look like in Power BI, Purview, Excel, Azure SQL, and other locations!

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Heidi Hasting is a Business Intelligence professional and former software developer with over eight years experience in Microsoft products. She is an ALM/DLM enthusiast and Azure DevOps fan and co-founder and organizer of the Adelaide Power BI User Group. Heidi is a regular attendee at tech events including Azure Bootcamps, DevOps days, SQLSaturdays, Difinity and PASS Summit.

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(Livestream Replay) Power BI REST API’s 101 & Useful Techniques - with Rui Romano

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This session aims to provide an overview of Power BI APIs with practical use cases to enhance your Power BI development experience. Tune in to learn more from one of the industry's best experts, Rui Romano!

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Rui is passionate about data and a frequent speaker on Microsoft events and user groups. He lives in Portugal and works as a Senior Program Manager @ Microsoft | Power BI CAT team.

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Posted on July 22, 2022 and filed under Livestreams, Power BI, Topics & Discussion, Power BI Service, Azure.

(Livestream Replay) Quality Checks on Your Power BI Reports - with Megan Longoria

There are always small tweaks we can make in our Power BI reports to improve them. But how do we know when they are "good enough"? We'll talk about what's on Meagan's list for evaluating Power BI report designs to ensure they are ready for use! This includes making sure the charts match their intended message, checking the visual hierarchy within a page, evaluating visual components for good visual design practices, and testing accessibility. We'll look at some of the items on the list and see how a few small tweaks can significantly improve the usability of a report.

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Meagan Longoria is a consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. She currently lives in the Denver, Colorado area. Meagan spends a lot of time thinking about how to use data integration and data visualization techniques to make data useful for people. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experiences at conferences and user group meetings as well as through her blog (DataSavvy.me).

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