How To Add A Trendline In Power Bi

How to Add a Trendline in Power BI

Adding a trendline in Power BI allows you to visualize trends and patterns in your data. Follow the steps below to add a trendline to a chart:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and load your data.
2. Create a chart by selecting the desired data fields and chart type.
3. Click on the chart to select it, and then go to the “Visualizations” pane on the right side of the screen.
4. In the “Visualizations” pane, click on the “Analytics” tab.
5. Scroll down to find the “Trend line” option, and toggle the switch to “On”.
6. Once you enable the trendline, you can customize its appearance by adjusting the settings in the “Analytics” tab.
7. You can choose different trendline types such as linear, logarithmic, polynomial, etc.
8. You can also format the color, thickness, and transparency of the trendline.
9. Additionally, you can enable a forecast line to estimate future data points.
10. Once you have configured the trendline settings, you should see the trendline appear on your chart.

Here is an example to illustrate the process:

In this example, we have a line chart representing monthly sales data. By adding a trendline, we can easily identify the overall sales trend over time.