More about Big Data • • • • While the online version of Power BI does a fine job in most situations, there are occasions when users want to work on their data visualizations offline on their desktop. This requires them to download and install the version of the tool. The procedure to install Power BI Desktop is not complicated, but there are several steps. This TechRepublic how to tutorial shows you the step-by-step procedure to follow when downloading and installing Microsoft Power BI Desktop. SEE: Installation procedure There are two ways to start the download process: Go to the and click the download button or click the download button located under the down-arrow tab in the online Office 365 version of Power BI. Either way will download an.msi file to your PC.

Run that file once the download is complete. Note that when you start the Power BI Desktop application the first time, it will go through an initialization process that takes a little longer than you might expect. When that is finished, you will be asked to log in to your Office 365 account. To share your dashboard and reports, you will have to be logged in. After logging in, you will be presented a Power BI workspace very similar to the online version.

From here you can import data and create reports and dashboards, then share them with your colleagues, team members, department heads, or the entire enterprise, if you wish. This tutorial is part of a series of tips and tricks to help you master Power BI and data visualization.

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Hi, the community link to add your vote for PowerBI for Mac is defunct. I want to cast my vote here. I would like to try PowerBI and our whole organization is on Macintosh / Apple computing devices. Two solutions I'd consider: Native PowerBI for Mac OR PowerBI as cloud service. I am an engineer and am familiar with VMs, but do not want / will not install one of these.

There are alternative data sources I would consider this first. I am a new Insightly CRM user and want this integration, so hope there is a way to get Power BI up and running for us Mac users soon.

Thanks for your consideration! Melissa Simpler, CEO, Affinegy. I have a similar situation. I've invested time in learning Power BI (PBI) but we're switching to Tableau given the limitations of PBI regarding sharing, security and permissions, especially when related to macs. It's unfortunate because PBI is intuitive and has many features I like, but we work with stakeholders throughout the world and the use of macs is a part of that.

Limitations are forcing businesses decisions that stop favouring MS products due to their limitations in comparison to their competitors. I have a similar situation. I've invested time in learning Power BI (PBI) but we're switching to Tableau given the limitations of PBI regarding sharing, security and permissions, especially when related to macs. It's unfortunate because PBI is intuitive and has many features I like, but we work with stakeholders throughout the world and the use of macs is a part of that.

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Limitations are forcing businesses decisions that stop favouring MS products due to their limitations in comparison to their competitors.