Microsoft Power BI for Excel Users: Turn Data into Insights (Udemy.com)
Step-by-step Microsoft Power BI training for professionals ready to go beyond Excel
Created by: Kyle Pew
Last updated May 2026
What you will learn
- How to navigate the Power BI Desktop interface and understand the Power BI ecosystem
- How to connect to Excel and CSV data sources
- How to clean, transform, and shape data using Power Query
- How to build relationships between tables and design a proper data model
- How to design, format, and publish dashboards that tell a clear data story
- How to share and refresh reports in the Power BI Service
- Best practices for data visualization, interactivity, and storytelling
Course Description
Unlock the power of your data and take your career to the next level with Power BI Essentials — a hands-on, beginner-friendly course designed to help you build professional, interactive dashboards from real-world business data.
Whether you’re an Excel user, office professional, or aspiring data analyst, this course gives you the practical Power BI skills you need to confidently turn raw data into clear, actionable insights.
Learn by Doing — Not by Watching
In this course, you won’t just learn what Power BI can do — you’ll actually build it yourself.
You’ll work through realistic, messy business datasets and follow step-by-step as you transform raw data into a fully interactive Power BI dashboard. Along the way, you’ll learn how to:
Connect to multiple data sources
Clean and transform messy data using Power Query
Build relationships between tables
Create meaningful, interactive visuals
Design dashboards that communicate insights clearly
This is a practical, real-world workflow you can apply immediately in your own work.
Why Learn Power BI?
Power BI has quickly become one of the most in-demand tools for professionals working with data.
Organizations use Power BI to:
Visualize data more effectively
Automate reporting processes
Make faster, data-driven decisions
By learning Power BI, you’ll gain a valuable skillset that applies across industries and roles, including:
Business Analyst
Data Analyst
Financial Analyst
Operations Manager
Excel Power User
…and any professional looking to move beyond spreadsheets and deliver real insights.
Course Highlights
Hands-on learning with realistic datasets and guided exercises
Clear, step-by-step structure designed for beginners
Practical skills you can apply immediately at work
Build a complete dashboard you can showcase in a portfolio
Lifetime access — learn at your own pace and revisit anytime
About the Instructor
Kyle Pew — Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Office Master Instructor, and Udemy Instructor Partner — has taught over 2 million students worldwide and brings more than 20 years of experience helping professionals master Microsoft tools.
Kyle’s teaching style is clear, practical, and focused on real-world application — making even complex topics easy to understand and immediately useful.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
159 Reviews
Kyle Pew
Welcome! I'm Kyle Pew, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Office Master Instructor, and Udemy Instructor Partner, with over 20 years of experience training over 2 million students in Microsoft Office and beyond. I’m passionate about helping students of all backgrounds and skill levels succeed in using tools like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and more, as well as diving into advanced topics like VBA and SharePoint.
With a background in media arts and animation from the San Francisco Art Institute and industry experience as a game designer at Electronic Arts, I bring a unique perspective to my training. My clients have included major corporations like Chevron, Facebook, Walmart, and many more, delivering training to both large-scale audiences and individuals, adapting each lesson to address real-world applications. My courses are built around the principle that the best way to learn is by tackling real-life challenges—allowing you to build confidence and problem-solving skills.
Join me on Udemy and let’s take your skills to the next level. When I’m not teaching, I’m enjoying time with my six children or cheering on my favorite hockey team, the San Jose Sharks.
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Reviews
By Brian McNamara on 8/21/2026
I liked and enjoyed the pace of the course....I liked the fact videos were relatively short and didn't overload me with information...Liked I could go back and watch each video again...
By Alice Capoti on 8/21/2026
Great course to get the basics! I did it right after the Microsoft Excel & VBA - a course that I also highly recommend. My quality of work improved big time. Thanks! (PS - Kyle, where do you get your shirts from? They're really nice & funny.)
By Mónica Villicaña Gómez on 8/19/2026
Very well explained! I knew nothing about Power BI and now I have the confident to work with the tool. I also taught me how to look for solutions to any challenge. Highly recommend it!
By Nasra Aden on 8/18/2026
Course is very good. I took Kyle`s other courses and enjoyed his clear explanation and sense of humor. One downside was not being able to troubleshoot the shipping date, I wasted a lot of time trying to find solutions as it restricted me from moving forward. I ended up generating my own data.
By Francisco Zapata on 8/10/2026
Awesome. Really cool training. It makes all looks very easy which is the result of the teacher! Quick, practical and straight to the point, and at the same time fun! I absolutly recommed this course.
By Belynda Tidwell on 8/2/2026
Clear spoken English. Definitely for beginners.
By surabhi patel on 7/20/2026
actually its a pretty interesting course and the narrator make it more interesting by explaining things very interestingly so i love Kyle pew because he is explaining things very good and actually i love the course.
By Rupert Douglas-Jones on 6/22/2026
Well laid out. There are no notes or way of reviewing specific subjects as the chapter titles don't list the subjects covered. Overall - good.
By Ian Rolston on 6/16/2026
Well presented, entry level content but enough to get you up and running, easy to follow exercises, UI is up to date (June 2026). Thanks I'll be recommending it to a few colleagues to get them started in PowerBI.
By Vishal Shirsat on 6/1/2026
Thanks Kyle, indeed its a great tool to work with & each step by step transition has added a great exposure going forward to my Project Management Journey.
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Overall Score : 94 / 100












