Power BI Advanced Formatting

Audience:

This course is designed for professionals who already understand the fundamentals of Power BI and want to elevate their reporting through advanced formatting techniques. It is ideal for analysts, report developers, and business users who want to create polished, professional, and highly usable dashboards.

Duration: 1 Day

Delivery: Virtual (2 half day) or in-person (1 full day)

Course description:

This advanced, hands‑on course focuses on the techniques that transform a functional Power BI report into a refined, accessible, and visually compelling product. Participants will learn how to apply advanced formatting, layout design, and user‑experience principles to create dashboards that communicate clearly and support confident decision‑making.

Through guided demonstrations and practical exercises, learners will explore themes, custom visuals, navigation design, advanced DAX formatting, and accessibility best practices. By the end of the course, participants will be able to produce professional‑grade reports that align with organizational standards and deliver a seamless user experience.

All participants must have Power BI Desktop installed on their computer.

Course overview:

• Apply advanced formatting techniques using the Power BI formatting pane, including visual-level, page-level, and report-level formatting

• Use themes and JSON theme files to enforce consistent branding, colour palettes, and typography

• Create intuitive navigation experiences with buttons, bookmarks, tooltips, and drill‑through pages

• Enhance clarity and readability with custom labels, dynamic titles, conditional formatting, and DAX‑driven formatting rules

• Improve report usability through accessibility features, including alt text, contrast considerations, and keyboard navigation

• Leverage custom visuals and formatting options to extend Power BI’s native capabilities

• Apply best practices for layout consistency, whitespace management, and visual hierarchy

• Optimize reports for desktop and mobile layouts using responsive design principles

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Build visually consistent, professional‑quality dashboards using advanced formatting tools

• Apply organizational branding through themes and reusable formatting assets

• Design intuitive, user‑friendly navigation and interaction patterns

• Use DAX to drive dynamic formatting and contextual cues

• Apply accessibility and usability best practices to support diverse audiences

• Produce polished reports that enhance clarity, trust, and decision‑making