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REPLAY Microsoft Fabric / Power BI Q&A – LIVE (May 18, 2024)

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Join us live as we answer your questions about Microsoft Fabric (including Power BI)! Get your questions in the chat early as we don’t get to all of them.

💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public)
💥 Then… Members Only Chat (Public can watch & Super Chat for Questions)

📢 RULES FOR Q&A: 📢

👉 Put a “Q:” in front of your comment to help us identify questions!
👉 Super chats take priority
👉 Do NOT re-post your questions! We’ll get to as many questions as we can.
👉 If you SPAM your question, you will be put in timeout

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MS 365 Excel Basics #1 What is Excel?, Formulas, Functions, Formatting, Cell References & Page Setup

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Download Excel File: https://excelisfun.net/files/ExcelBasics01.xlsx
pdf notes: https://excelisfun.net/files/ExcelBasics01.pdf
In this video learn about the different types of formulas and functions in MS 365 Excel, as well as how to so style and number formatting. Learn about all the shortcuts that will allow you to create an Excel solution with lightening speed and accuracy.
In this video get a complete introduction to Excel basics taught by Mike “excelisfun” Girvin, Highline College Profession since 2002 years and excelisfun YouTuber since 2008. This is video is first in a class of 10 free videos and Excel files!
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Excel Easy Fake Data From Python In Excel – Episode 2660

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Microsoft Excel Tutorial: Excel Fake Data From Python In Excel

Creating fake data with Python in Excel has never been easier! In this video, I walk you through generating random data directly in Excel using Python’s powerful capabilities. We start from a completely blank workbook, search for Python, and dive into some exciting new options like the QR code generator and random data generator. This process is amazing for anyone who needs quick, randomized data sets without leaving Excel. Just a few clicks, and you can have it all right at your fingertips!

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Excel Draw Perfect Shapes With Draw And Hold Gesture – Episode 2659

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Microsoft Excel Tutorial: Draw Perfect Shapes With Draw And Hold Gesture
In this video, I’m diving into a new feature in Microsoft Excel: the Draw and Hold Gesture!
If you’ve ever wanted to create shapes in Excel without struggling with awkward mouse drawing, this update is for you. While the feature has been available in OneNote for a while, it’s finally made its way to Excel and PowerPoint—at least for those on the Insider’s channel. I’ll walk you through how to activate this new tool and show you what it can do!

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Power BI Desktop Gets a DARK MODE Makeover!

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We’ve been waiting a long time to get DARK MODE in Power BI Desktop! It’s finally here. Harleen Kaur joins us to show everything you need to know to start using it.

By Popular Demand: Dark mode is now available in Power BI Desktop!
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/blog/by-popular-demand-dark-mode-is-now-available-in-power-bi-desktop/

Create Power BI reports in dark mode
https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/create-reports/power-bi-dark-mode

Connect with Harleen Kaur
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Why not a date and time table in Power BI instead?

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We had a video talking about creating a Date and Time table in your Microsoft Fabric Warehouse. There were some comments centered around “why”??? Why not do that in Power BI? Patrick shows you!

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A Few Ways GENERATE_SERIES Will Revolutionize Your Microsoft Fabric Warehouse Experience

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Want to create a series of data within a Microsoft Fabric Warehouse? Patrick looks at how GENERATE_SERIES can help you instead of doing INSERT after INSERT which doesn’t perform well.

Scripts: https://github.com/guyinacube/demo-files/blob/master/video%20demos/Fabric/20241017%20-%20Generate%20Series.zip

GENERATE_SERIES (Transact-SQL)
https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/t-sql/functions/generate-series-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16

GENERATESERIES – DAX Function
https://dax.guide/generateseries/

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Reframe your Power BI Direct Lake Semantic Model

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Want to know how to make sure you see the latest data when using Direct Lake in your Power BI semantic models? Patrick shows you two options you have and looks at the concept of reframing.

Direct Lake
https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/get-started/direct-lake-overview

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REPLAY Microsoft Fabric / Power BI Q&A – LIVE (June 29, 2024)

Posted on by Annie D

Join us live as we answer your questions about Microsoft Fabric (including Power BI)! Get your questions in the chat early as we don’t get to all of them.

💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public)
💥 Then… Members Only Chat (Public can watch & Super Chat for Questions)

📢 RULES FOR Q&A: 📢

👉 Put a “Q:” in front of your comment to help us identify questions!
👉 Super chats take priority
👉 Do NOT re-post your questions! We’ll get to as many questions as we can.
👉 If you SPAM your question, you will be put in timeout

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Unlock Data Factory Power with Existing Connections

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Minimize the clicks you take when setting up connections within Data Factory pipelines to get data QUICKLY! Patrick shows you different ways you can leverage existing connections that you’ve already set up within Pipelines in Microsoft Fabric.

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Leverage Power Query Parameters with Power BI Paginated reports

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You’ve seen how you can use Power Query within Power BI Paginated reports. Now Patrick shows you how you can leverage parameters to drive interactivity!

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How to create a slick way to adjust your Power BI visual

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Create a slick way to adjust your visual by way of bookmarks leveraging the Navigation button. Adam shows you how to set this approach up to get a nice look and feel.

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