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The Smart Narrative visual in Power BI adds a whole new layer of insight to your dashboards. It uses AI to automatically generate data-driven summaries in plain English, making reports easier to understand—especially for non-technical users. In this blog, you’ll learn how to create, customize, and use Smart Narratives effectively.
🧠 What You’ll Learn
- What the Smart Narrative visual does
- How to add it to your report
- How to customize auto-generated insights
- When and where to use it
- Tips to maximize its value
📌 What is Smart Narrative in Power BI?
Smart Narrative is a visual that automatically creates text-based summaries using AI. It interprets trends, comparisons, and KPIs in your visuals and presents them in readable statements.
Example: Instead of just showing a chart, Smart Narrative might say,
"Sales increased by 12% in the North Region, driven primarily by Product A."
🛠 How to Add a Smart Narrative
- Open your Power BI report in Power BI Desktop.
- Select the Smart Narrative visual from the Visualizations pane.
- Drag it into your report canvas.
- It will auto-summarize data from your page.
- To make it page-specific, click on a visual and choose "Summarize" from the right-click menu.
✍️ Customizing Smart Narrative Text
You can click inside the Smart Narrative box to:
- Edit the auto-generated text
- Add your own commentary
- Insert dynamic values using curly braces {} (e.g., {Total Sales})
This is great for making reports personalized while still data-driven.
💡 Use Cases
✅ Tips for Using Smart Narrative Effectively
- Combine it with KPI cards and visuals to validate what’s being said.
- Edit the language to make it sound like your brand or voice.
- Keep the narrative focused—avoid including too many visuals in one narrative box.
🎯 Summary
Smart Narrative is one of Power BI’s most user-friendly, AI-powered features. It bridges the gap between raw numbers and human understanding—turning dashboards into powerful stories that speak for themselves.
👉 Coming Up Next:
Drillthrough in Power BI: Create Detail Pages for Deeper Analysis
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