Embedding PDFs in PowerBI | Episode 1

June 6, 2023

Welcome to the first episode of Next Generation BI Guru! In this video, we explore the exciting possibility of viewing PDFs within PowerBI. Discover how embedding PDFs can enhance your dashboards by using them as references for displayed metrics. I’ll show you step-by-step how to convert a PDF file into a format compatible with Power BI using an online tool. Additionally, we’ll demonstrate how to create a library of PDFs in Power BI for easy navigation and sharing.

I will walk you through the steps of converting a PDF file to a format that can be consumed by Power BI, and then adding it to your dashboard. I will also show you how to use a Python script to automate the process of embedding PDFs in PowerBI.

By the end of this video, you will be able to embed PDFs in PowerBI and create using free tools.

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Contents of the episode:

00:00 – Intro
01:14 – Convert PDF to base64 using online tool
04:29 – PDF visualization in Power BI
09:13 – Python installation and setup
10:35 – Python code to process library of PDFs
14:08 – Power BI dashboard for PDFs library
17:13 – What is next? search PDF contents in Power BI?

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