Dashboard tiles and pinning in Power BI - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

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beginner

What is a dashboard tile in Power BI?

A dashboard tile is a single visual or element pinned to a Power BI dashboard. It shows a snapshot of data like charts, images, or text for quick insights.

beginner

How do you pin a visual to a Power BI dashboard?

You click the pin icon on a report visual. Then choose an existing dashboard or create a new one to add the tile.

intermediate

Can you pin a report page to a dashboard in Power BI?

Yes, you can pin an entire report page as a live page tile. It updates dynamically with the report data.

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What happens when you update the data behind a pinned tile?

The tile updates automatically to reflect the latest data when the dataset refreshes.

beginner

Why use dashboard tiles and pinning in Power BI?

They let you create a custom overview with key visuals from different reports. This helps monitor important info quickly in one place.

What does pinning a visual to a dashboard do?

A Changes the report data source

B Deletes the visual from the report

C Exports the visual as a file

D Creates a snapshot tile on the dashboard

Pinning adds a snapshot tile of the visual to the dashboard for quick access.

Which of these can you NOT pin to a Power BI dashboard?

A A data source connection

B A chart visual

C A text box

D An entire report page

You cannot pin a data source connection; only visuals or report pages can be pinned.

What type of tile updates automatically with data refresh?

A Live page tile

B Image tile

C Snapshot tile

D Text box tile

Live page tiles update dynamically when the underlying report data refreshes.

Where can you pin a visual from a report?

A Only to a new dashboard

B Only to an existing dashboard

C To an existing or new dashboard

D You cannot pin visuals

You can pin visuals to either an existing dashboard or create a new one.

Why is pinning useful in Power BI dashboards?

A To delete unwanted visuals

B To create a custom overview of key data

C To export reports as PDFs

D To change data sources

Pinning helps build a dashboard with important visuals for quick monitoring.

Explain how to pin a visual from a Power BI report to a dashboard and why you would do it.

Think about how you create a quick summary view.

Describe the difference between a snapshot tile and a live page tile in Power BI dashboards.

Consider how often the tile updates.