Converting Excel Reports to Power BI: Common Power BI visuals and their Microsoft Excel equivalents
In the previous articles, we discussed a High Level Approach to Converting an Excel Spreadsheet to a PowerBI report and Issues You Might Face during this process. This article lists common Power BI visuals and their Excel equivalents.
| Power BI Visual | Excel Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Table Visual | Table (Data Range) |
| Clustered Column Chart | Column Chart |
| Clustered Bar Chart | Bar Chart |
| Stacked Column Chart | Stacked Column Chart |
| Stacked Bar Chart | Stacked Bar Chart |
| Line Chart | Line Chart |
| Area Chart | Area Chart |
| Pie Chart | Pie Chart |
| Doughnut Chart | Doughnut Chart |
| Scatter Plot | Scatter Plot |
| Bubble Chart | Bubble Chart |
| Matrix Visual | Pivot Table |
| Filled Map (with color coding) | Heat Map |
| Card Visual (with single value) | Gauge Chart |
| Bullet Chart | Bullet Chart |
| Card Visual (small with trend) | Sparkline |
| Slicers | Slicers |
| Timeline Slicer | Timeline |
| Data Bars (Conditional Formatting) | Data Bars |
| Color Scales (Conditional Formatting) | Color Scales |
| Icon Sets (Conditional Formatting) | Icon Sets |
| Filled Map | 3D Maps (Excel 3D Maps) |
| Treemap | Treemap |
| Sunburst Chart | Sunburst Chart |
| Waterfall Chart | Waterfall Chart |
| Funnel Chart | Funnel Chart |
| Pareto Chart | Pareto Chart |
| Box and Whisker Plot | Box and Whisker Plot |
| Histogram | Histogram |
| Radar Chart | Radial Chart |
| Surface Chart | Surface Chart |
| Candlestick Chart | Stock Chart |
It's important to note that Power BI offers a wide range of visuals and features that may not have direct equivalents in Excel. Additionally, Power BI allows for more advanced data modeling, DAX calculations, and interactive features that can greatly enhance data analysis and reporting compared to Excel. When transitioning from Excel to Power BI, it's beneficial to explore and leverage these unique capabilities to create insightful and interactive reports and dashboards.
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