The University of Maine System recommends the following Power BI resources to help you get started in learning and using Microsoft Power BI for data reporting and visualization.
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UMS Resources | |
UMS Power BI Overview | This is your main page for UMS Resources by role. Start here, choose your role, and find answers. |
Installing Power BI Desktop | Step-by step instructions for properly installing Microsoft Power BI Desktop. |
UMS Power BI Users Group | Our own UMS community of peers learning Power BI in our data. Just ask to join. |
Power BI FAQs | Answers to some of your burning Power BI questions! This page will continually expand as we receive questions from users. |
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Power BI Desktop Overview from Microsoft | What is Power BI Desktop? Find out here! |
Power BI E-Books - read notes at right to set up your account before following this link | How-to books on Power BI assembled into an easy-to-access reading list. Available to anyone with a maine.edu address. You must first activate your maine.edu library account. Click here then click on "UM Orono Access" in the center of the page. Once completed, navigate back to this page and click on the link in the left column to go directly to the Power Bi Resources reading list. |
Get to Work
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Microsoft Power BI Guided Learning | Microsoft's official online training site where you can follow along with and take at your own pace. |
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Microsoft virtual workshops and training | Microsoft is hosting free one-hour virtual trainings to help you get started with Power BI. Pick a date and time and register! | |
Dashboard in a Day | Training was created by Microsoft Power BI engineering team and offered by Microsoft Partner Network partners. Registration is free and course materials can be downloaded from the site. | |
Advanced | |
Microsoft Power BI YouTube Channel | You can search videos by topic. |
Power BI Blogs & websites |
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DAX | |
Power BI Paginated Reports in a Day | Free online course empowers you as a report author with the technical knowledge required to create, publish, and distribute Power BI paginated reports. It comprises almost 4 hours 20 minutes of viewable content—available on demand. |
Get Involved
Microsoft Power BI Ideas | Submit ideas to Microsoft Power BI Team for improvement of Power BI functions |
Microsoft Power BI Community | Connect with Power BI experts and peers. |
Microsoft Power BI Users Group | PowerBI UG offers online and in-person communities where you can share best practices, take part in exclusive training opportunities, and connect with other passionate Power BI users from various professions and industries. |
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