Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
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Turn your KPIs into real report highlights with the new Card visual in Power BI.
In this video, you will learn how to build clean, professional KPI cards that look like they took hours to design, but only take a few clicks. The new Card visual is now generally available in Power BI and comes with powerful layout, styling and context options that help your metrics stand out.
Timestamps
00:00 New Power BI Card visual overview and why it matters
00:18 Add your first KPI Card visual in Power BI
03:10 Design each KPI card shape, rounded corners, accent bar and shadow
06:47 Add context with reference labels previous year sales and budget
08:38 Show variance with conditional formatting on reference labels
11:55 Categories and hero images in the new Power BI Card visual
15:18 Wrap up
In this video you will learn how to
- Add multiple KPIs to a single Power BI Card visual
- Use different layouts (tiles, table, vertical, grid) so your cards fit any report page
- Control padding, background, borders, accent bar and shadow for a clean, professional look
- Format all cards at once then fine tune individual cards when needed
- Add images to your cards and position them so they do not fight with the numbers
- Use reference labels to show sales vs previous year and sales vs budget
- Change the layout of reference labels so your cards stay readable, not cramped
- Use categories and hero images to build richer KPI sections
- Build a store or manager card that shows name, photo, city and website with neat icon labels
Perfect if you build management dashboards, executive KPI views or client reports in Power BI and want your cards to look like a real product, not a default visual.
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Turn your KPIs into real report highlights with the new Card visual in Power BI.
In this video, you will learn how to build clean, professional KPI cards that look like they took hours to design, but only take a few clicks. The new Card visual is now generally available in Power BI and comes with powerful layout, styling and context options that help your metrics stand out.
Timestamps
00:00 New Power BI Card visual overview and why it matters
00:18 Add your first KPI Card visual in Power BI
03:10 Design each KPI card shape, rounded corners, accent bar and shadow
06:47 Add context with reference labels previous year sales and budget
08:38 Show variance with conditional formatting on reference labels
11:55 Categories and hero images in the new Power BI Card visual
15:18 Wrap up
In this video you will learn how to
- Add multiple KPIs to a single Power BI Card visual
- Use different layouts (tiles, table, vertical, grid) so your cards fit any report page
- Control padding, background, borders, accent bar and shadow for a clean, professional look
- Format all cards at once then fine tune individual cards when needed
- Add images to your cards and position them so they do not fight with the numbers
- Use reference labels to show sales vs previous year and sales vs budget
- Change the layout of reference labels so your cards stay readable, not cramped
- Use categories and hero images to build richer KPI sections
- Build a store or manager card that shows name, photo, city and website with neat icon labels
Perfect if you build management dashboards, executive KPI views or client reports in Power BI and want your cards to look like a real product, not a default visual.
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