How To Add Table In Power Bi

How to Add a Table in Power BI

Adding a table in Power BI allows you to organize and display your data in a structured format. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Open Power BI and create a new report.
2. Click on the “Home” tab in the ribbon menu.
3. Under the “Visualizations” section, click on the “Table” icon.
4. A blank table will appear on your report canvas.
5. To populate the table with data, you need to add fields from your data source.
6. On the right-hand side of the screen, you will see a “Fields” pane.
7. Expand the data source in the “Fields” pane to view the available fields.
8. Drag and drop the desired fields onto the “Values” section of the table.
9. The table will update with the selected fields as columns.
10. You can also customize the table by adding additional fields to the “Rows” section or applying filters.
11. Once you have added all the necessary fields, you can format the table by adjusting its appearance properties such as font size, background color, etc.
12. To resize the table, click and drag the corners or edges of the table.
13. You can also change the position of the table on the canvas by clicking and dragging it.
14. Save and publish your report to share it with others.

Example:

The image above shows an example of a table added in Power BI. It includes columns for “Product Name”, “Price”, “Quantity”, and “Sales Total”. The data is populated from a data source, and the table is customized with font colors, alternating row colors, and column headers.