2016 has been quite the year for the Power BI Desktop. Over the course of our 11 releases this year, we’ve released over 190 features and improvements based on the feedback that you’ve given us throughout the year. For December, we are taking a break from our monthly releases to focus on quality and we’ll be back early in the new year with a brand-new Desktop release. So instead of our typical monthly blog post, we’re looking back at the past year, recapping several of our favorite features, and taking a look at our big focus areas from this past year.
» Read more Like the name suggests, a pyramid chart has a triangular structure. Lines run across it, dividing it into sections with thicknesses proportional to their values. A pyramid chart represents data in the form of percentages, with the whole chart representing 100%. A pyramid 3D chart built with Collabion helps you visualize the total data, as well as the hierarchical structure of it, in the form of a pyramid-like structure. A filtered pyramid chart, on the other hand, is represented in the form of a graduated glass pyramid filled by liquid, where the graduations indicate the values of different sections after data filtration. See more on this recent addition to the Custom Visual Gallery!
» Read more Many of you have asked for the ability to download your Power BI Desktop reports from the web service, and with today’s release you can now do just that! You will be able to download any report that…
» Read more Today we released the November update of the Power BI Desktop. It is filled with many exciting features including our newest analytics feature, clustering. We’ve also added several new table and matrix improvements based on the feedback you’ve given us on our UserVoice forum.
» Read more November’s updates to the the Power BI mobile apps bring familiar capabilities to new platforms – such as being able to center a map in Windows and Intune Support for Android. We’ve also added more support for links in iOS.
» Read more Have you seen the announcement about Microsoft Teams, the new chat-based workspace in Office 365? Check it out!
» Read more Do you think that Hemingway could have written his famous novels without understanding English? We think he could have, but only with the right tools! For example, with Power BI you can now create R visuals without understanding R! While R visuals add advanced analytics depth and endless flexibility on top of the Power BI visuals, not everyone knows R. Today we’re announcing the R-powered custom visuals that enables you to create R visuals in just a few mouse clicks.
» Read more Today we are announcing the support for R visuals in Power BI Embedded. R visuals not only enhance Power BI Embedded with advanced analytics depth but also offers developers endless visualization flexibility. Check out our demo to see how the technology works!
» Read more Liquid Fill Gauge is a circle gauge that represents a percentage value, but in an eye catching way: the liquid fills up the circle to up to the relevant value, with a beautiful animation of water waves.
» Read more We are very excited to announce another top customer requested feature: Export Power BI report to PowerPoint, currently offered as a Preview feature.
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