Power BI Training
Use Power BI to connect to data, prepare reports, create visualizations, publish dashboards, and share governed analytics with approved Rice audiences. This page brings together common training links, Rice-specific guidance, and recommended practices for working with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and the Enterprise Data Platform.
Rice faculty and staff can access Power BI through Rice’s Microsoft 365 environment. Mac and Windows users can view reports, interact with dashboards, comment where enabled, export data where appropriate, subscribe to updates, and receive alerts through the Power BI service. Report authors on Windows can also use Power BI Desktop for full authoring, modeling, and publishing workflows.
For Rice enterprise reporting, start with governed data sources whenever possible. EDBI can help connect teams to the right workspace, semantic model, lakehouse, or report request path.
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Quick Training Links
The Basics
- Power BI service basics – learn common terms and concepts.
- Get around in the Power BI service – find reports, dashboards, apps, and workspaces.
- Power BI 101 at Rice – Rice-specific onboarding and first steps.
Connect to Data
Create Reports
- Create report visuals in Power BI.
- Create reports in Power BI.
- Use Copilot to help create a report, where the workspace and user are enabled for Copilot.
Workspace Owners
Use these references when you manage shared workspaces, apps, refresh schedules, security, or team-owned content in Power BI and Fabric.
Share Reports
Report sharing should follow Rice access, privacy, and governance expectations. Broad sharing, workspace publishing, and app distribution may require additional approval or configuration.
- Create and distribute Power BI apps.
- Publish to web from Power BI. Use this only when public sharing is appropriate and approved.
Learning Opportunities
- Connect to Power BI samples tutorial – a strong first hands-on walkthrough for exploring sample content.
- Prepare and visualize data with Microsoft Power BI.
- Dashboard in a Day from Microsoft.
- Higher Education Power BI User Group.