Embark on a comprehensive 2-hour crash course designed to introduce beginners to Microsoft Power BI. Learn the five crucial components of Power BI: Power Query, Data Modelling, DAX Expressions, Reporting Features, and Publishing to Power BI Service. Master the art of importing and transforming data from CSV, Excel, and text files using Power Query. Explore data modeling basics, including creating relationships between tables and generating dynamic date tables with DAX. Dive into the distinctions between calculated columns and measures, and discover how to build a key measures table. Develop your skills in creating Power BI reports by adding visualizations, pages, bookmarks, buttons, and applying formatting techniques. Conclude the course by learning how to publish reports to the Power BI Service and pin visualizations to a dashboard, equipping you with the essential knowledge to leverage this powerful business intelligence tool for advanced data analysis and modeling.