Accessible Power BI reporting

You should include guidance to help people use your Power BI report or dashboard.

You must include an accessibility statement. This helps users understand which parts of the content they may or may not be able to access. Learn more about including an accessibility statement.

Other types of guidance you may wish to include are:

• A contents - descriptive links to other pages in the report
• Report information - including:
  • Author/owner details
  • Purpose statement
  • Key details on data sources
  • Exclusions
  • Date of last refresh
  • Information governance statement
  • Contact details
• Glossary - this explains key terms and abbreviations
• Accessibility guidance - this explains how to use Power BI and its accessibility options

Accessibility guidance

Accessibility guidance should include how to:

• Expand data
• Access alt-text
• Turn on high contrast settings
• Access using keyboard shortcuts
• Use focus mode
• Show visuals as tables. Using keyboard controls Alt+Shift+F11 will show the data used in most graphics in a table format.

Learn more about accessibility tools and shortcuts.