{"id":5906,"date":"2022-08-24T14:55:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/?p=5906"},"modified":"2023-12-31T01:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T01:07:28","slug":"become-proficient-in-using-power-bi-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/become-proficient-in-using-power-bi-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Become proficient in using Power BI themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA picture paints 1000 words\u201d. This quote has been used to suggest that sharing information with graphics or imagery is easier to digest than written text alone.<\/p>\n<p>The same is true with data \u2013 a mix of text and numbers is more user friendly when we present it using graphics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5910 size-full\" title=\"graphics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-1.png\" alt=\"graphics\" width=\"541\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-1.png 541w, https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-1-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/ao\/71\/microsoft-power-bi-training-courses-london-uk.html\">Power BI desktop<\/a> has a whole suite of different visuals to choose from to represent the data to be analysed (see example below) and this blog will be looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/syl\/355\/power-bi-training-courses.html\">Power BI<\/a> themes to enhance the appearance of your data reports. Consequently, end users will become more efficient and productive in their decision making.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5909 size-full\" title=\"graphics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-2.png\" alt=\"graphics\" width=\"668\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-2.png 668w, https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-2-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are Power BI Themes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Themes in Power BI allow you to set a colour palette that can achieve a consistent look and feel to your reports. By using themes, you can match reports to the colour branding of your organisation. This can help to convey your data more visually so that end users of the report can consume them more efficiently. Therefore you will gain useful insights in the process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Power BI Themes work<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All Power BI desktop reports have a standard set of colour themes which you can easily apply to your reports:<\/p>\n<p>On the report page click on the VIEW tab to show the top row of available themes. To show them all, click on the down arrow<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5908 size-full\" title=\"graphics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-3.png\" alt=\"graphics\" width=\"700\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-3.png 700w, https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-3-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The theme icon under \u2018This report\u2019 is the current theme and the others below are alternative themes that are available. Simply clicking on one those will convert your report to that theme which will then be at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-4.png 425w, https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-4-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to adopt your organisation\u2019s colour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/search?search=graphic%20design&amp;sdid=GZKZXXYX&amp;mv=search\">branding<\/a>, you will need to ask your IT department to let you have access to a \u2018JSON\u2019 colour palette. JSON stands for Java Script Object Notation. It is simply a file format that Power BI will recognise when it is imported. To import:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Go to BROWSE FOR THEMES in the themes list<\/li>\n<li>Locate the \u2018json\u2019 file by browsing to its location<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Open\u2019 which will import the theme<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now you can see your report\u2019s colours have changed to reflect the imported theme. It is also top of the Theme list. To explore the colour palette within this theme you can set the background colour of one of your visuals:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.Highlight a \u2018Card visual\u2019 and go to FORMAT ICON &gt; GENERAL &gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-5.png 185w, https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-5-117x300.png 117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>EFFECTS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Under EFFECTS make sure the background is turned on<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Click on the down arrow for COLOUR to show the full<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>colour palette and select one of the coloured squares<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-6.png 299w, https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Power-BI-Themes-6-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your chosen theme colours will be preserved after your report is published to the Power BI service.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining your organisation\u2019s colour branding in your reports is key to conveying that all important corporate message. Power BI desktop, with its built-in themes and capacity to import custom themes, will definitely help you to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA picture paints 1000 words\u201d. This quote has been used to suggest that sharing information with graphics or imagery is easier to digest than written text alone. The same is true with data \u2013 a mix of text and numbers is more user friendly when we present it using graphics. 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