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Mara Pereira
May 15, 20233 min read
Error bars tricks - Bar chart with rounded corners
If you’ve been following my posts, you probably know by now that one of the things that really annoys me in Power BI is not being able to...
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Mara Pereira
May 4, 20236 min read
Design vs. Function: Striking the right balance in Power BI report design 🎨🔧
Welcome to my latest post, where we are going to explore the delicate balance between design and function in Power BI report creation!...
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Mara Pereira
Mar 30, 20235 min read
The Importance of User Experience in Reporting and Power BI - A Must-Read Guide!
Have you ever had a moment when you looked at a report, only to feel overwhelmed by the clutter and confusion? 😵 If your answer is "yes,...
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Mara Pereira
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Text based conditional formatting in Power BI
Have you ever wondered if you can apply conditional formatting based on a text field/measure instead of a numeric field/measure? If your...
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Mara Pereira
Oct 26, 20223 min read
Updating your bookmarks in Power BI... A pain about to be solved!
Probably one of the most annoying things about creating bookmarks is... updating them! However, there is a trick that will make your life...
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Mara Pereira
Sep 28, 20228 min read
Bookmarks in Power BI - Everything you need to know
I'm going to start this blog post with a very strong statement: Bookmarks are the best thing since sliced bread! Yes, I know some of you...
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Mara Pereira
Sep 21, 20223 min read
How to change the colors of your visuals based on the selected measure
Have you ever wondered how people do the trick below? Say no more! I'm going to share with you all the tricks that you need to do to...
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Mara Pereira
Sep 7, 20226 min read
Customer Success Story - Report design matters
In this blog post, I'm going to share with you a recent success story from one of my customers. For privacy reasons I can't mention the...
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Mara Pereira
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Power BI B2B - Sharing your content outside of your organisation
In the last few weeks, I've had a lot of questions from customers around sharing content outside of their organisation (sharing to their...
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Mara Pereira
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Creative ways to show filter selections on your Power BI reports
When I'm developing reports, I'm asked multiple times to "hide" the slicers/filters from the report page. Usually this is to make space...
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