Getting Started

Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with Power UI in just 5 minutes. Follow these simple steps to create your first custom Power BI theme.

5 min readLast updated: January 2025

Access Theme Studio

Log into Power UI and navigate to Themes from your dashboard. Click "Create New Theme" to open the Theme Studio with its three main panels.

Open Theme Studio

Set Your Foundation

Configure core theme settings in the Foundation panel (left side). Start with Color Palette - click "Manage Palettes" to choose from built-in palettes or create your own. Then select a font family like Segoe UI or Arial.

💡 Tips:

• The interface has three sections: Foundation (left), Preview (center), and Visual Styles (right)
• Blue dots indicate changed properties

Preview Your Theme

Watch your theme come to life in the center panel with a live Power BI report. Changes update within 1-2 seconds. Click any visual to select it, or test focus mode by hovering and clicking the focus icon.

💡 Tips:

• Toggle between Preview and JSON views
• The preview is fully interactive

Customize Visuals (Optional)

For more control, use the Visual Styles panel (right side). Select a visual type, expand sections like General or Title, and make changes that apply instantly. Create style variants for different use cases - exclusive to Power UI!

💡 Tips:

• Create variants like "emphasis" or "subtle"
• Each variant can have completely different styling

Save and Export

Click "Save" to store your theme in the cloud with a unique URL. Click "Export" to download the theme.json file for use in Power BI.

{
  "name": "My Professional Theme",
  "dataColors": ["#264653", "#2a9d8f", "#e9c46a", "#f4a261", "#e76f51"],
  "background": "#FFFFFF",
  "foreground": "#000000",
  "tableAccent": "#2a9d8f",
  "visualStyles": {
    "columnChart": {
      "*": {
        "general": [{
          "responsive": true,
          "keepLayerOrder": true
        }]
      }
    }
  }
}