Power BI vs Excel Dashboards - And the winner is...

An unbiased comparison between Power BI and Excel for building dashboards, including comparisons between key features and pros and cons of each, so you can make an educated decision on which is best for your needs.
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0:00 Introduction
0:42 Learning Curve
1:57 Chart Selection
2:33 Interactivity
2:45 Power BI Slicers
3:16 Excel Slicers
3:47 Power BI Cross Filter & Highlight
4:12 Excel Cross Filter & Highlight
4:31 Power BI Drilldown
4:42 Excel Drilldown
4:59 Drill Through
5:39 Flexible Analytics
5:58 Power BI Matrix Tables
6:07 Power BI Decomposition Tree
6:26 Power BI Insights (in Preview)
6:46 Power BI Key Influencers
7:06 Excel Pivot Tables
7:42 Excel Ideas - Natural Language Questions
7:57 Sharing & Security
9:02 Data Sources
9:33 Data Size
10:46 Cost

[@tikiecue5677]

I noticed myself only using PowerBI if the data source doesn't need further massaging. I just add it to a model and I am running. On the other hand, Excel is king if you need to "build" your data. If the requester wants a certain view but gives me data clearer than mud, then Excel it is. I can build and adjust data that I trust, and I can apply changes anytime the requirements change. Sometimes, when the data becomes too big, I might mirror my Excel dashboard in PowerBI. The only thing I really appreciate with PowerBI is that when using the desktop version, the users can actually drill and see records associated to the graph elements. In Excel your users pretty much need to know how to filter the data or calculate the measures themselves to get to the list you are presenting. And if they are not Excel savvy enough, you might be called on to find a way to present the data that represent the graph elements because they "cannot click to see"...

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear you use both Excel and Power BI. Don't forget that Power BI has the same Power Query tools so if your data is messy you can still clean it in Power BI if required.

[@ferozkibria9211]

Great Great Great Presentation. Big Big Big Thanks to Mynda Treacy for this exclusive comparison and super-duper excellent highlights.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

So pleased it was helpful, Feroz :-)

[@indryfitriani]

Great! Amazing! Ive been looking for it for months. Thanks a lot Mynda! Success for you, always 🙏

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful, Indry!

[@cherianiype]

@MyOnlineTrainingHub & @Mynda --- Another awesome video! This is a fair & authoritative review of both the fantastic tools - XL and PBI! Super cool that you were able to give the pros & cons of both systems, and also wear the right T-shirts! Appreciate this! Take care and stay safe!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks so much, Cherian! Yes, lucky I had both t-shirts :-D

[@ES-IvanCortinas]

Brilliant and accurate analysis Mynda. Thank you very much for sharing your professional experience.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you enjoyed it, Ivan!

[@leorc564]

muy claro y sencillo, por eso veo tus videos Mynda, thanks a lot, nice!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Gracias, Leonidas!

[@edgargarcia209]

You are the master and I send everyone I know with excel questions to your channel.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Wow, thanks so much!

[@DrAmgadSquires]

Very helpful and concise highlight of each tool’s features. Thank you!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful!

[@faisalislam8701]

Just watched the comparison between Power BI and Excel. It saved me many hours of research and helped to make a decision right away regarding which platform to use for my project. great job!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

So pleased it was helpful, Faisal!

[@sameerjain6726]

Really good comparison where we actually talk about when and why to use the specific tool needed.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it, Sameer!

[@vijayarjunwadkar]

Wow! I had gone through numerous comparisons between Power BI and Excel, but this video has put it succinctly! Thanks for clearing the confusion in such an easy manner and to the point! 😊👍

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful, Vijay!

[@sergiohernandez9513]

excelente analisis, soy principiante en ambas soluciones ( Power Bi, y Power Pivot) pero los videos y la forma de explicar hace mucho mas facil poder interactuar con elllo, felicitaciones y saludos desde Chile

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Gracias, Sergio!

[@bntenza]

I use both excel and Power BI to create dashboards. However, I am leaning more towards the BI due to visual compared to excel and ability to create your app in BI is a huge plus. Great video and unbiased comparisons

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear, Bongani! Yes, the apps for Power BI are a great feature too.

[@kcizzlewilson1260]

My thoughts are power bi is more built for corporate individuals who need to see dynamic data without opening a file or reading an email. Excel is more for the lower level deep diving type information where a person is trying to analyze a specific group of people. Both are good and worth learning both given the opportunity. Great vid.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thank you!

[@YashuCosGaming]

Your 11 min video saved my 8 hrs of learning Power BI, I have already learnt lots on Excel ranging from complex formulae, pivot & dashboards. Learning the same on a different software with much less flexibility and unfamiliarity is only going to be much frustrating, time consuming & less output. I will instead hone my skills on Excel further with VBA. Many thanks.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

So glad it was helpful 😊

[@barttitulaerexcelbart9400]

Very very good! one small remark: True that the visuals in Excel don't interact. But I realy like the fact that if you use multiple slicers for one table to explore the data, these slices do interact. After selecting one or more options from one slicer, you can see which options of the other slicer are available. I heard that this option is quite memory intensive by the way....

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Yes, I like this feature too.

[@johnsamuel1382]

When it comes to company email and installation need IT department.. which you explained is very helpful.. saved my lot of time... thanks 👍😊

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it helped

[@brenokobayashi7689]

I just love your videos. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

You are most welcome!

[@imconfused1237]

Excellent comparison Mynda! I think you’ve just about nailed it: ultimately, it’s ‘horses for courses’ and it really depends on individual use case and business context. A key word you used was “adhoc” and that really describes the key differential for me: Excel is my daily driver, I’ll use it for quick analysis and tactical solutions. On the other hand, Power BI is the tool I will use to construct firmer, more strategic solutions which have a longer shelf life. From a personal perspective, I like how Power BI tidies my workspace; instead of 6 or 7 spreadsheets my data is consolidated within the engine. Clearly source files are still referenced but these can exist elsewhere and aren’t a distraction. One drawback is probably performance: Excel is rapid whereas Power BI can get a little sluggish. That can be frustrating, but again it’s about aligning the right tool for the right objective. Great vid and thank you so much for making it 😊

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks, D L. And thanks for sharing your perspectives on the two tools. There's a lot to be said for a tidy workspace, especially when building reports.

[@kacecannon6972]

instablaster...

[@oluboomie1]

Insightful as usual 👌 God bless you Mynda!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks, Bunmi!

[@kingamalik1505]

Porównanie możliwości i zastosowania Excel i Power Bi bardzo przydatne w podejmowaniu decyzji o wyborze programu do przedstawiania wyników. Dzięki za tak dokładne porównanie.👍

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

You're welcome 😊

[@gotrektom]

Once again, a perfect explanation. Thanks a lot!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks so much!

[@domingopedernera1038]

Thanks once again for teaching and sharing valuable content, you make hard things easy!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad to hear that, Domingo!

[@wayneedmondson1065]

Hi Mynda. Great analysis and insights! Thanks for sharing :)) Thumbs up!!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks so much, Wayne!

[@Riri-qi2fu]

Awesome! My manager just approved for me to go ahead with your powerBi course. I am thinking to do it during the Christmas break.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Fabulous! I look forward to teaching you all about Power BI and its wonders :-)

[@777you7tube]

How much is the course for? If like to join too.

[@Riri-qi2fu]

@@777you7tube - just Google it. The package price is vary depends on your need.

[@RetaxChennai]

You covered almost everything. Great video!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it, Karthik!

[@hossamallam8589]

Awesome presentation and comparison, thanks a lot.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it helped, Hossam!

[@ExcelCurytec]

Excelente comparación, saludos!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Gracias!

[@Muuip]

Very useful comparison! Much appreciated!👍

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrism9037]

Very well done video Mynda!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks so much, Chris :-)

[@user-li7mq5hp9g]

Thank you for your great tutorials!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you like them!

[@arielspalter7425]

Thank you, just got hooked to your channel recently...tons of great stuff there. I have just one remark regarding the consumers of PowerBI dashboard having to have a licence too- I have been told by the IT department at my organization that if the dashboard is published (by a Pro or Premium user) into a workspace created by a Premium user, the clients don't need to have a licence. However, if a Pro user publishes into a workspace created by Pro (for example the My Space of a Pro user), then the end users will need to have a licence to be able to see the dashboard.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Correct, Premium licencing is different and quite complicated. The point is, it costs $$$ to publish dashboards.

[@JennTheWriter]

That was a good comparison. Thank you. Very comprehensive. :)

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful 😊

[@shetkar911]

"Thank you so much, for sharing this concise and informative Power BI video. It has the potential to make a significant impact on both my personal and professional life. I truly appreciate your contribution!"

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

So pleased it was helpful!

[@terrydouglasjayasuriya5162]

Thanks for an excellent summary of these features.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful 😊

[@thailaazevedo9670]

It was an amazing video You totally answered my doubts!!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

So pleased it was helpful, Thaila!

[@komanguy]

Excellent comparison! Thanks a lot.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it, Guy!

[@oswevega2939]

excellent info dear Mynda

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thank you, Oswe :-)

[@dexterbernard2701]

Thank you for the comparison tutorial.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

My pleasure, Dexter!

[@syarif-gambardata7755]

Thanks for the explanation.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@victoroghifobibi4090]

You got me at 0:12 secs....I've never subscribed that fast......Ever....!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Wow! Thanks so much, Victor!

[@dsquaregroot8932]

Amazing and useful thanks soooo much !

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it!!

[@ricos1497]

Very comprehensive video, thanks. The biggest difficulty I've found with power bi is getting people to use it! I wish they'd designed it more tightly with Excel too, with new features released to both at the same time and aligned in terms of presentation and function (slicers especially!). I like the functionality of power pivot for example, but it's ugly and uninviting. In my opinion they should have integrated with power query into a single interface and made it look like the power bi experience. It would reduce the learning curve between the two. Similarly, data connections should be exactly the same whether using bi or Excel, shareable between the two. The only difference should be whether the users choose to use Excel or power bi to present their data. You're right about Excel formulae being more advanced, however without the ability to integrate with data in the data model, they're not that flexible for working with dashboards created using it. I've often found myself creating a convoluted Dax measure that would be extremely simple in Excel just to utilise the slicer.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks, Rico. It's great to hear your perspective and experience. Unfortunately, because Excel is a very established program it is not as easy to update and make changes. Whereas Power BI being completely new from the ground up, is more agile and able to have new features added without breaking existing features more easily, hence why the pace of development in Power BI is rapid compared to Excel. That's not to say they can't implement some of your ideas, but goes to explain why they don't release new features at the same time.

[@ricos1497]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub agreed. Not that changes to excel aren't happening at a pace too. It'll be interesting to see the direction of travel in the coming months and years.

[@PedroHenrique-bp8ts]

I'm diving into power bi world and it's amazing

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear. Have fun with it, Pedro!

[@quinnyphil12]

another great video. Would be good to see more power bi videos also some basic VBA videos would be good.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks. Will keep it in mind.

[@jmo6688]

The learning curve is really amazing charting. If presentation in form of slides other than video, it would save us more time to read through...

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful :-)

[@shakiraasfoor7599]

Well Done Mynda, Sure, It Was Useful

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear, Shakira!

[@is1dre]

Amazing video, very well done. Thank you.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@Heavieth]

Wonderful as usual! Thank you!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks, George!

[@crystal7799]

Another great video. Thank you!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you enjoyed it, Crystal!

[@nicor1501]

Excellent comparison. One remark, though : 9:37, Power Pivot in Excel 32bit can also deal with millions of rows, it depends on how you build up your model.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Yes, but I don't recommend 32-bit. I've have endless emails from people complaining that their model is slow/crashing and it's usually because they're using 32-bit.

[@ivantichov2023]

Great presentation, thanks.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Cheers, Ivan!

[@livings4086]

Thanks for clear explanation. The main issue at moment with my company is pagination vs. dashboards. And as it's quite expensive in the power bi licenses we are sadly still split between BI and SSRS

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

My pleasure, James. The pricing options with Power BI can become a bit of a nightmare to navigate.

[@ramzifly9640]

Great tuto 👍, very professional

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you think so!

[@dafu5704]

Great summary!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it!

[@remuslupinhp]

Summed up so well!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Sayanbaetov]

Thank you! Good explanation :)

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@carlstiller2261]

Excellent review!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it!

[@pallaviks3890]

great presentation.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks for watching, Pallavi!

[@haroldenriquepajueloaraujo7631]

Thanks, really good video

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it, Harold!

[@litopalomeras7253]

Thanks so much!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

You're welcome!

[@samuelmundia320]

Great tutorial....how I wish you can do a tutorial oh how to build the integrated financial statements using power bi and excel power query model...

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it, Samuel.

[@leegregory844]

Really great video!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it, Lee!

[@xeroxo7210]

Very good analysis.Power BI has immense analytical capabilities but the dynamics and the flexibility excel offers will be too much to give up . I am not even talking about pivot table or VBA ,am talking about combining functions and having full determination of the grid . You can visualise multiple sets of analysis on the same graph. Volume remains a limitation ,but that depends on the kind of data one usually deal with .Many people dont require a million rows of data. But your analysis has made me realise i need to explore power BI more .Thanks

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad this comparison video was helpful.

[@johnborg5419]

Thanks Mynda :) :)

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

My pleasure, John!

[@PavanKumarNarbolikar]

With work around In excel we can restrict data using VBA or Power Query for users. Ex: Fetch the Employee ID of the user at workbook open event and filter the data. If the data is in sheet it can be very hidden.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks for sharing, Pavan. Those are great ideas, but users need to know that VBA is not super secure and with a quick Google search you'll find a video on how to remove VBA protection.

[@PavanKumarNarbolikar]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub True that. 👍

[@utubayisi]

Great as usual. But AFAIK to be always up-to-date with excel, a time based subscription of office 365 is required like in power bi, so this extra cost maybe could also be mentioned. Regardless, it guys in my organization claim that both office 365 and power bi are now subscribed through cloud based licensing, which they say isn't secure enough in comparison with licensed hard copies. Thanks again!!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Yes, if you want to always have the latest version then the Office/Microsoft 365 subscription is the best option, but it's not more expensive than buying a perpetual license every 3 years. In fact, it is often cheaper depending on the license you choose. Either way, you've already paid for Excel, so there's no extra cost. As for the cloud based licensing not being secure, I have no idea why they would think this as there's no basis for it. There is absolutely no difference in 'security' with a perpetual license vs the 365 license.

[@utubayisi]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thank you very much. Extremely useful information again.

[@ngedwin6174]

very useful, mdm. Thanks.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad to hear that!

[@mrmuranga]

Awesome summary I still prefer using pandas to clean and manipulate data however I would really like to then have a this loaded onto power BI for visuals .Thanks for the really smart presentation 👍🏿

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

My pleasure!

[@bzohas]

Thanks Mynda for this! It would be good to know which versions of Excel support PowerPivot. I use Excel 2013 and cannot find PowerPivot to enable. However, I have installed PowerQuery. Thanks!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Hi George, this post explains what versions support Power Pivot: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/where-is-power-pivot-aa64e217-4b6e-410b-8337-20b87e1c2a4b

[@clivepetty2338]

Very usefull, i recall from last presentation on Power BI the monthly subcribtion costs, at $10 per month, does on at face value appear to be quite high if you have ad hoc users, may access 1 / 2 report dask boards only. Interestig to know what corporate take-up is and if other subcribers to channel, would invest time in learning Power BI, but are not doing so as the licence cost is barrier to adopt and use.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Yes, the licence fee can quickly add-up and isn't justified for occasional use.

[@barnabastoth4648]

One workaround on this to set up a guest account and give 'report account' credentials to users who need to see the report. Just a M365 account is enough for this, no Power BI pro license. Within your company's tenant even M365 subscription not needed. So there are alternatives:)

[@garis_lurus]

Thank you, im from indonesia, i already subscribe, thank you

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear, Garis!

[@zakincc]

Thank you so much 😊

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

My pleasure 😊

[@arturoguzman5230]

Mynda, Beautiful black shirt. You look great.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

😁 Thanks, Arturo!

[@md.rashedulislam5273]

Amazing..... Well i want your T-shirts..🤷‍♂️

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks 😊

[@neerajagarkar]

Excellent work! This resonates with my opinion too. Power BI has a really steep learning curve and the costs for Pro subscription are somewhat prohibitive. My industry (Engineering and Construction Projects) has a bias towards Excel as most professionals already use other software tools for functions such as Project Management or Procurement or F&A etc. and prefer to use Excel to do quick analysis on a data dump. Probably this is just due to the way this Industry works and not a comment on Power BI in the Excel vs. Power BI debate.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad it was helpful 🙏

[@MrImaddah]

very good thanks but i have some issues about the learning curve for example visuals i feel it is very easy to learn in Power BI, also the data preparation i can get huge value from power BI even though i do not do data preparation in power bi environment like unpivot i can do it in excel for example

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear you find Power BI visuals easy. Excel Pivot charts are easy too...after all, they're based on the same logic as Power BI i.e. a PivotTable. It's just in Power BI you don't see the PivotTable, only the field list and chart areas. The exact same data preparation tools in Power BI are in Excel, so that 'huge value' you talk about is in both tools. That's one of the main points I was trying to emphasize.

[@RajendraPatel.]

Nice comparision smile 😊🙏

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@marygracesalas3522]

Very good post! :) but just a question, if I am using 64-bit excel for power pivot, can others open/refresh the file even if they only have 32-bit office? Thanks in adv!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thank you! Others can open and refresh the file if they only have 32-bit but if your model is large then they may have performance issues. It's recommended you have 32-bit Power BI installed. It doesn't really matter if you have 32-bit Office and 64-bit Power BI unless you're using the Excel Power BI tools.

[@gleysonoliveira802]

Grato work. You got a new subscriber. :)

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks and welcome :-)

[@srinivasvaranasi1645]

a good presentation.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks 😊

[@darrylmorgan]

Hi Mynda!Great Explanation,Most Of My Reporting Lately Is With Power BI Mainly For The Interactive Visuals Clients Seem To Love But I Will Always Use Excel When Ever Possible...Thank You :)

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks for watching, Darryl! I agree it's hard to pass up Power BI's amazing visuals.

[@3pl535]

Hi, thanks for the comparison. It's insightful, but I personally think Excel is better for dashboards 😀

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

You're welcome :-)

[@lkumar2727]

Excel is more better way than powerbi for create dashboard...... In fact that, excel is everywhere.

[@shashalee6364]

I have learned so much from your videos...thank you. I want to prevent the bar graphs in my Excel dashboard from moving. I tried protecting the dashboard sheet. But the expand/collapse button @ 4:44 becomes useable after protecting the dashboard. How can i protect the dashboard but still use +/- buttons for drilling? I thought about disabling moving and resizing the bar graph (just like a slicer) but this function is not an option for graphs (or objects). I hope you have tips for me...thank you for the help!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Hi again Shasha, I'm assuming in the Worksheet Protection you selected to allow users of this worksheet to: Use PivotTables & Pivot Charts. If that doesn't give you the desired results then try hiding the PivotTable on another sheet and then hiding the sheet tabs to make it more difficult for users to access them. More on worksheet protection here: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-worksheet-protection

[@bradross3261]

If possible, could you show a video about how you come up with the WHY. I look for metrics but have difficulty asking the question or explaining what is needed to get the info I want. Just thought you must have the analytical thinking to say "I want to see how much an employee is costing me to do "x"?" How you go about thinking of the charts and comparison to get the result. hopefully I"m making sense. PS...excellent simply to use videos.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks, Brad! There are a fairly standard set of rules for which charts suit what type of data/scenario. I have a chart recipe eBook you can download from here that might help: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/workbook-downloads

[@kerri648]

do you have a tutorial on the grpahs around the 4 minute mark where you're using the bar graph as a slicer ?

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

I think you mean this one: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/cross-highlight-excel-charts

[@kerri648]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thann you

[@naseemrealfact]

Its very useful,thanks and can u tell which is better bcz i want study so please

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great to hear 😊

[@ApteryxRex]

Excel can be useful for rapid prototyping of dashboards and reports you intend to publish in Power BI in the long term

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Yes, great idea, Justin.

[@Christian-jf5ys]

Would be nice with a summary at the end showing the results of the comparison of each aspect.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Great idea, Christian. You can see a comparison table here: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-dashboards-vs-power-bi-dashboards

[@Christian-jf5ys]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thank you

[@rlshultz5841]

Excel wins for a high number of applications. Most common dashboards it’s much easier and the cost and common knowledge is even more reason.

[@mahathmasadineni2884]

Hello Madam I had this intresting doubt. I am currently working on a transactional data so the data has duplicate records. This time instead of removing the records in power query . I want to see all the duplicate records data of a company in a single row. Example: 1|A 1|B 2|A 1|C 2|B Output: 1|A|B|C 2|A|B.

[@javierpiles5833]

You get instant Like, for those T-shirts :D

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Aw, thanks, Javier!

[@sgpleasure]

What is the roadmap for Excel? I would think that the Excel team different from the PowerBI team and usually Excel would introduce some new features for visualization as they have done in the past.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Yes, the teams are different but they work closely together, especially since both tools use Power Query and Power Pivot. Currently a lot of effort is going into bringing Excel online up to speed and not a lot on chart development.

[@Chris-yv6xy]

Amazing video! What do you think about tableau?

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thanks, Chris! I've not used Tableau so I can't comment first hand. However, the Gartner review puts Power BI above Tableau. You can read more of the review here: powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-gartners-2020-magic-quadrant-for-analytics-and-bi-platforms/

[@Chris-yv6xy]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub Thanks! Appreciate the reply. Love your videos

[@onyedikachidanielboyleokwa7377]

Hello Please should I be advanced in EXCEL before learning POWER BI? Thanks for the video

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Not necessarily, but advanced Excel skills are more in demand than Power BI skills, so the choice is yours.

[@akkintouch]

How to do that custom clicks in excel where we could mimic the cross filtering of power bi??

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

It's explained in this video, Avi: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3fTn4h4g7qWqa8rel=0

[@akkintouch]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thank you Myrna :)

[@akkintouch]

Oops I spelled ur name wrong So sorry about that Mynda 😀

[@Anonymous-ho1mt]

Where is the merch link when you need one.

[@jime6517]

Relevant, informative and delightfully presented! (says here...) Thank you ma'am. V/r je

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Thank you kindly, Jim!

[@harbime]

One important pros for Excel is that you have full access to update the filtered data (i.e. add tags, Bulk update), while Power BI is read only.

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Indeed :-)

[@user-gy7uu9gt8n]

The personalized visual feature for power bi is making it more flexible for users now.

[@pupshel]

Hi Mynda! After watching your great videos I build in Excel a dashboard. I created the data in Query, that results in a table. From the table I created Pivot tables. I have noticed that my pivot tables do not refresh with the most recent data even if I refresh the table, refresh the powerpivot, or refresh all data. I also tried unchecking Enable background refresh and still it does not work. Do you have any idea on how to solve this? Thanks a lot!

[@MyOnlineTrainingHub]

Congratulations on building your own dashboard! If your data from Power Query is loaded into an Excel Table in the worksheet and from there you built PivotTables then you need to refresh twice, once for the query to load the data into the Table and a second time to update the PivotTables. It's better to keep the query as connection only and build the PivotTable directly from the query. This resolves the double refresh requirement.

[@pupshel]

@@MyOnlineTrainingHub Thank you so much for such a quick reply. I took your advice and kept it as connection only and now is ok. All the best!