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Microsoft Learn: Tips for designing a great Power BI dashboard
Documents dashboard design guidance for visual hierarchy, uncluttered layouts, important information prominence, card visuals, context, placement, and avoiding unnecessary decoration.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom dashboard | Choose custom dashboard when users need to choose which widgets appear, where they appear, and how much space they occupy. | Entering customization mode freezes dashboard reading interactions and makes layout-editing controls explicit. | Microsoft documents dashboard hierarchy, context, clean layout, and prominent important information. |
| Dashboard layout | Choose dashboard layout when the user's task is monitoring or triaging multiple related signals on one page. | Dashboard title, purpose, active filters, and last updated time apply visibly to the widgets they govern. | Microsoft documents dashboard design guidance for hierarchy, important information, context, clean layout, and avoiding unnecessary decoration. |
Comparisons supported by this source
- Custom dashboard vs dashboard layout vs saved view vs preference center
Microsoft documents dashboard hierarchy, context, clean layout, and prominent important information.
- Dashboard layout vs data visualization vs table vs saved view
Microsoft documents dashboard design guidance for hierarchy, context, and uncluttered dashboard composition.
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