How to Make a Line Graph in Power BI

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May 12, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to build a line graph in Power BI step by step.

Quick summary

Creating a line graph in Power BI requires navigating to your Report view, enabling Edit mode, and selecting the Line Chart from the Visualizations pane. Once you choose your dataset fields, Power BI instantly renders a line chart that visualizes trends and patterns across your data.

Steps

Navigate to the Report section in Power BI to access your visualization workspace.
Click the Edit tab to enter edit mode and enable report customization.
Open the Visualizations pane to browse available chart types for your data story.
Select Line Chart from the visualization options to apply it to your report canvas.
Access your dataset fields to choose the metrics you want to visualize.
Select your first data field to begin building the visualization foundation.
Your line chart is now ready to display trends and patterns from your data.

📌 Why this matters

Building a line graph in Power BI is one of the most effective ways to visualize trends, track performance over time, and communicate data-driven insights to stakeholders. Power BI's Visualizations pane makes it straightforward to switch between chart types and bind dataset fields without writing any code. Line charts in Power BI are especially valuable for analysts and business users who need to monitor KPIs, spot seasonal patterns, or compare metrics across time periods. Mastering this workflow helps teams move from raw data to actionable visual reports faster within Microsoft's leading business intelligence platform.

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