Dave Here’s a use case from a reader: “I have a bunch of monthly sales data which we are trying to analyze using Power BI and need to identify trends over time. I’ve tried adding trend lines but they either don’t show up or don’t reflect the actual pattern. How can I properly add and customize … Read more
“I’m working with sales data in Power BI and need to group transactions by product category and month to show total sales. I’ve tried using the visual grouping options but can’t get the subtotals to work correctly. How can I properly group my data to show hierarchical summaries?” While Power BI offers multiple ways to … Read more
User Question I’m working on a project with my team using Microsoft Teams, but I find it frustrating to constantly switch between the Teams app and my Mac os X Finder to access shared files. Is there a way to sync my Teams channel and folder directly to Finder for easier access and offline work? … Read more
I use Microsoft Teams daily for work on both my Windows PC and my Mac. I’m tired of searching for it in the Applications folder every time and Start menu. Is there a way to add the Teams icon to my Windows taskbar and Mac Dock for quick access on both systems? I’m not very … Read more
User Question: I’m running several projects using Microsoft Teams and need offline access to specific folders. How can I sync just the folders I need to my desktop without downloading everything? I’m not very tech-savvy and worried about messing up the sync process. Can you provide some guidance here? Syncing Specific Teams Folders to your … Read more
User Question:I’m constantly juggling multiple online collaboration applications for work, and Microsoft Teams is one I use more frequently. However, I waste precious time searching for it whenever I need to join a meeting or send a message. Is there a way to make Teams more accessible from my desktop or pinning the app to … Read more
As a data analyst, you need to import employee data from Excel into Power BI for reporting. In this tutorial we will dive into the basics of Power Query to extract and transform this data effectively, setting the stage for your analysis and visualization tasks. Get data from Excel to Power BI [Previous content remains … Read more
I have a spreadsheet with full names in a single column cell in my Excel spreadsheet, but I need to split them into separate columns for first and last names. How can I simplysplit these names without manually typing them out – specially those names comprising multiple word family names? Sample Dataset Here’s a sample … Read more
User Question I’m managing a project timeline in Excel and need to calculate the duration in months between start and end dates. Some projects span multiple years, and I want to account for partial months. How can I accurately calculate this in Excel, both using formulas and VBA, especially when dealing with multiple projects? Find … Read more
Here’s a common question in data analysis (details vary per industry), which i’ll answer in this tutorial: “I have a large HR dataset in Power BI, and need to create a simple dashboard showing to count the total number of employees as well as employees meeting some specific criteria. How can I create measures to … Read more