2. Installation and Interface Tour
2.3 The Ribbon
The ribbon at the top works just like in Excel. The main tabs are:
| Tab | Important buttons |
|---|---|
| Home | Get data, Recent sources, Enter data, Transform data (opens Power Query), Refresh, New visual, Text box, New measure, Publish |
| Insert | New page, New visual, Buttons, Shapes, Image, Text box, Smart narrative, Q&A |
| Modeling | New measure, New column, New table, Manage relationships, Manage roles, View as, New parameter (Numeric range / Fields) |
| View | Themes, Page view, Mobile layout, Gridlines/Snap to grid, panes (Filters, Bookmarks, Selection, Sync slicers) |
| Optimize | Pause visuals, Optimization presets, Performance analyzer |
| Help | Documentation, training, community links |
| Contextual tabs | Appear only when needed: Format and Data/Drill when a visual is selected; Table tools, Column tools, Measure tools in Table view or when a field is selected |
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Ek common chuk mhanje hunting through ribbons for a button when the right-click menu is faster. Right-click a column, a visual or a table first. Most everyday actions (rename, new measure, sort, refresh) are there. Punha ekda karun bagha, mag pudhe jaa.