Assemble a Report Page
Bring cards, charts and slicers together on one page — and arrange them so the story is clear.
What you will learn
- Lay out a clean report page
- Combine cards, charts and a slicer
- Add titles so others understand it
From single visuals to a dashboard
You now know each ingredient — cards, charts, tables, slicers. A dashboard is simply these arranged together on one page so the whole story is visible at a glance. Layout is what turns a pile of charts into something people understand.
A simple, proven layout
A layout that almost always works, reading top to bottom like a newspaper:
- Top row: KPI cards — the headline numbers (Total Sales, Order Count, Average Sale).
- Left side: a slicer or two (Region, Product) so viewers can filter.
- Middle: the main charts — a bar by region, a line over time.
- Bottom: a table for the exact detail.
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Total 11,750] [Orders 4] [Avg 2,938] │ <- cards
├───────────┬──────────────────────────────────┤
│ Region │ Bar: Sales by Region │
│ [ ]North │ │ <- slicer + charts
│ [ ]South │ Line: Sales over Time │
├───────────┴──────────────────────────────────┤
│ Table: Product | Region | Total Sales │ <- detail
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘Note: Output: Everything sits on one screen: the eye lands on the big KPI numbers first, the slicer invites a click, the charts show the patterns, and the table holds the detail. Because every visual shares the same data model, clicking the Region slicer updates the cards, both charts and the table together.
Polish that makes it readable
- Give each visual a clear title (click it → Format → Title), e.g. “Sales by Region”.
- Add a page title as a text box at the top, e.g. “Sales Dashboard 2026”.
- Align visuals to a tidy grid — Power BI shows guide lines as you drag.
- Keep colours simple; let one colour carry the data and avoid rainbow clutter.
Tip: Less is more. Three or four well-chosen visuals that answer real questions beat a page crammed with ten. Ask “what decision does this help with?” for every visual you add.
Watch out: Do not overlap visuals or let them spill off the page edge. Use the alignment guides, and check the page looks right at the Fit to page view before sharing.
Q. In a clean dashboard layout, where do the headline KPI cards usually go?
✍️ Practice
- Lay out a page with three cards on top, a slicer on the left and two charts in the middle.
- Add a clear title to every visual and a page title at the top.
🏠 Homework
- Assemble a full one-page dashboard from a dataset using at least three cards, two charts, one slicer and one table, all neatly aligned.