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benoahUR
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6 years ago
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Get Data is not discoverable

When trying to use PowerBI, there is no evident way to ever reach a section or button which says "Get Data", although all of the tutorials and examples online tell users to simply go to "Get Data". W...
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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    6 years ago

    Ah, no worries benoahUR , you are safe! 🙂 In the Service, it is a bit obscure, you have to expand your menu, see image:

     

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benoahUR
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6 years ago

Thank you! I was using the online version. Stay away!

  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
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    6 years ago

    Ah, no worries benoahUR , you are safe! 🙂 In the Service, it is a bit obscure, you have to expand your menu, see image:

     

    • benoahUR's avatar
      benoahUR
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      6 years ago

      LOL 😞 😞 (sad usability face) - I never saw that. I actually gave up even with your screenshot and decided to scroll down, after several scrolls I discover your red box at the bottom left corner. The placement is an effectively invisible element UI trap, it is a common usability challenge, the button is behaving the same way as if it were completely invisible. I thought I was going crazy as a user.