INTRODUCTION I’m writing this blog post in response to a new feature released in the February 2023 Power BI Desktop update. It’s regarding the “Customize visible pages in the page navigator visual” feature that now allows us to choose which pages we’d like to show or hide when creating a navigation bar. Whilst this is a …
WHAT IS A SPLASH PAGE? A splash page, or landing page, is a great way to set the scene for your report, and let your audience know exactly what to expect when they use it. It’s also an effective way to package, and/or brand your reports to make them look professionally authored and consistent, which …
INTRODUCTION When designing your report layout, you should think very carefully about how it’s going to be used. The visuals you will be using, where you are going to place them, and which other objects you add all make a huge difference to how report consumers view, and interact with your design. For example, how …
INTRODUCTION This blog post describes the importance of where we should be focussing our attention when it comes to making business decisions based on average metrics such as sales revenue, employee salary, or even house prices. Not a typical Power BI blog post but extremely important to know the difference between mean and median if …
We’re seeing masks everywhere at the moment with the global pandemic, but rest assured, this blog post is not about covid-19; it’s about report design using a very different type of mask to the ones we’re now accustomed to seeing. In data storytelling, it’s often a good idea to add deeper analytical views and/or context. …
Ok, so you’ve spent all afternoon creating your new report page, aligning the visuals correctly, following Gestalt principles, making sure that the font sizes are a reasonable size, and your encoding of the data in your charts is done correctly. So, you now decide to move it from the development area and publish it to …
ADD A DROP-DOWN SUB-MENU When building a report with navigation links, it’s often a good idea to add a drop-down sub-menu for related views of the current page. Users are very used to seeing this type of navigation in websites so will know what to do when they see this. It also gives a more …