External Apps
All Maven users now have access to a Free 60-day trial of Microsoft Power BI Service Pro. This allows people with free email addresses such as Gmail or Yahoo to access all the features of Power BI Service for a limited time.
In order to activate your free trial complete these steps:
Login to your Maven Analytics account
Navigate to your account settings page by clicking on your profile photo in the sidebar
Click on the "External App" tab.
Agree to the terms & conditions and click "Activate"
You'll follow the steps on the page to sign up for Power BI Service and confirm your account.
If you have any additional questions in setting up your account, you can find our help center article here with more detailed information.
Data Challenges
Participate in Maven Data Challenges right from your account by creating a portfolio project. These challenges are a great way to test your data skills against BI professionals worldwide, using sample data sets to uncover insights for real-world analytics scenarios.
Maven instructors judge each challenge, and the winners receive a special prize from Maven Analytics. This is the perfect opportunity to explore new data, learn new skills, and gain insights from the world's top data analysts.
To begin, visit the Maven Data Challenges page and select the current challenge. Review the prompt, download the data set, and start building your custom dashboard. When you're ready to submit your project, click the "Data Challenges" tab on your project creation page and choose the challenge you want to participate in.
Don't forget to share your work on LinkedIn and with your community to officially enter the next Maven Data Challenge. Join now for a chance to showcase your data expertise and win big!
Showcase
You can now choose the custom order that your projects are displayed on your profile page. This allows you to showcase your best work at the top of your profile for everyone to view.
Simply log in and view your profile page
Click the "Custom order" button
Use the arrows to move your projects and select the custom order
Save your changes
We hope this feature allows you to further customize your profile page and showcase your best work.
Showcase
We are excited to announce a new feature on Maven Analytics that allows users to select their preferred aspect ratio when embedding media in their portfolio projects. With this update, users can now choose from four different aspect ratios: 16:9, 4:3, 9:16, and 9:21.
What does this mean for you?
This new feature gives users greater control over how their media is displayed within their portfolio projects. They can choose the aspect ratio that best suits their content and presentation style, ensuring that their work is showcased in the best possible way.
How does it work?
When creating or editing a portfolio project, users can now choose their desired aspect ratio from a dropdown menu. Once selected, the media will be automatically resized to fit within the chosen aspect ratio while maintaining its original quality.
What are the benefits?
With this new feature, users can customize their portfolio projects to match their personal preferences and showcase their work in the best possible way. We know that not all dashboards are created the same and this new feature allows all types of dashboards to be presented clearly.
We hope that this new feature enhances your experience with Maven Analytics and helps you to create more polished and professional portfolio projects. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or feedback by reaching out to our support team.
Showcase
We are excited to announce the release of a new feature on Maven Analytics that allows users to embed "Excel Online" workbooks into their projects on their Maven portfolio. With this new feature, users can now easily integrate their Excel Online workbooks into their Maven projects and share their data analysis.
How to use this feature:
Navigate to any project in your Maven profile within the Maven app.
Edit an existing project or create a new project
Navigate to the "Embed Media" tab
Select "Excel Online" from the embed type option
Enter your Excel Online URL. Make sure its the proper format for embedding.
Example:
https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx?resid=99AFFG67DC350E8D!11245&ithint=file%2cxlsx&authkey=!ACkdLK2YG3747!J
Save your changes and view your workbook on the project page
Showcase
The rich-text editor is now available for project descriptions. This feature makes it easier for you to customize the format, styling, and layout of your project descriptions and allows you to build more rich case studies about your projects without the need for complicated markdown formatting.
Key capabilities include:
Text style formatting (H1 - H6, Quote, Code block)
Bold Italic Underline, Strikethrough, and code formatting
Bulleted lists
Numbered lists
Image uploads
Links
Blockquotes
Backward compatibility
For all projects that had previously used the markdown editor, users can easily switch to this editor if they choose. This allows for formatting in markdown with capabilities not supported in the rich-text editor such as tables, or advanced code formatting.
Do you have a new feature idea or product feedback?
Submit your idea today and our product team will work to build it for an upcoming release. Stay tuned!