This How To Use Power BI post is all about how to make an impressive looking “Ring Donut” chart with Power BI, specifically using new border options Microsoft has added to Donut and Pie charts. The new border options are NOT super useful in terms of making charts better and…
How to (not) use new transparency and border options in Pie & Donut charts
Hey everyone! Welcome to this How To Use Power BI post, which is actually a How to NOT Use Power BI post. Freaky, right? This post isn’t a technical one that will show you what to click to get something done in Power BI, but more of a chart design…
Post Series: Pie Charts
Everything you need to know about Pie Charts! Once you’ve connected to some data, you may want to build a Pie Chart. Pie Charts are easy to build and are so easy to build (in Power BI as well as other programs) that they are frequently used.Pie charts are excellent…
How to custom color value labels on a Pie Chart
Welcome to the custom coloring pie chart labels post! This isn’t hard to do, but the option is hidden just a little bit. Once you know where it is, you’ll use it all the time. We’re going to use a simple Power BI file to get to know how to…
How to format a Pie Chart in Power BI
In this post we’re going to learn how to format Pie Charts.I highly recommend that before learning from this post you watch/read the post about how to make a Pie Chart, which goes over how NOT to make them as well. Pie Charts are your best chart option in very…
How to make a Pie Chart in Power BI
Let’s learn how to make everyone’s fave chart in Power BI, the Pie Chart!Just kidding, Pie Charts don’t get a ton of love in the data visualization world, and there are lots of situations when they should NOT be used, but there are also times when they SHOULD be used.So,…