Business Data Analytics & Advanced Excel · Intermediate level

Intermediate level · Module 4 of 6 · 15 guided hours

Designing Power BI Reports

Design clear, interactive and accessible reports for different audiences.

Learning objectives

  • Design report pages for executive and operational audiences
  • Add interactivity with slicers, drill-through and tooltips
  • Make reports accessible and usable on phones

Topics

  • audience and purpose
  • visual choice and layout
  • slicers and sync
  • drill-through and tooltips
  • accessibility
  • mobile layout

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 Report Design for Different Audiences

    Design pages for executives and for operational staff, with the right level of detail for each.

    executive summaryoperational detailvisual hierarchyconsistent design

  2. Lesson 2 Interactivity

    Let users explore with slicers, drill-through and tooltips without getting lost.

    synced slicersdrill-down and drill-throughtooltip pagesbookmarks

  3. Lesson 3 Accessibility and Mobile Layout

    Make reports usable for everyone, including screen-reader users and people reading on phones.

    alt texttab ordercolour contrastmobile layout

Practical activity

Design an executive summary page, an operational detail page with drill-through and a mobile layout for the reporting solution.

Expected outcomes

  • Reports that serve their audiences
  • Accessible, interactive designs

Assessment

Report review against design, interactivity and accessibility checklists, plus user testing.

Taught live by an instructor — online or in person. Free course lessons are for self-study and do not lead to a certificate — see registration options.