Although many Power BI functions are also available in Microsoft Excel with the add-on Power Pivot, Power Query, Power View and Power Map tools, Power BI is easier to use and more intuitive.

Power BI supplies a default date table that’s adequate for many time grouping requirements. Find out how to know if that table is adequate.

Power BI slicers and filters are helpful, but they can be cumbersome. Learn how to create a field parameter instead in this tutorial.