Copy a Table or Visualization from Power BI to Excel or Word

[SBWolfe_1954]

Can someone tell me if it is possible to copy something from a Power BI document to either Excel or Word? I have the copy/paste function in Power BI but just seems to work there. As an example, I can copy a pie chart in Power BI but cannot paste it to Excel.

 

[Matt Allington]

No, you cant do that. If you have it in Powerbi.com, there is an export to PowerPoint preview feature.

 

[SBWolfe_1954]

Thanks Matt. I looked at the export function in my version of Power BI and the only thing I can export to is another Power BI template. Is there something I need to turn on to allow exporting to PowerPoint?

 

[SBWolfe_1954]

Okay, figured it out. Have to publish to Power BI and then it works. Thanks for the info, very much appreciated.

 

[SBWolfe_1954]

I have one last question on this subject: When I export the Power BI file to a PowerPoint, can I send it to a template with a pre-formatted slide (company logo in the header, and corporate standards in the footer, etc...)? I have been able to download to PowerPoint and then go into presentation and redo each slide with the company/corporate info. I just thought there might be a quicker way to do it.

 

[Matt Allington]

You can change the template once the file is created. It is manul, but only a few clicks. You definitely don't need to change each slide. Just google Powerpoint templates - there is plenty of stuff out there.