I've been asked to build my first Power BI report, but I only know Excel

I start the morning in Excel, cleaning up the same kind of data I usually turn into a pivot table or a quick chart. Then my manager asks whether I can put the next version in Power BI so it is easier to share. I say yes because I understand the data, but when I open Power BI Desktop the confidence fades. I can see fields, reports, model views, transform data, publish buttons, and visual options, but I do not know the safe order.

I spend part of the day searching for beginner tutorials. Some videos jump straight into polished dashboards. Some explain Power Query. Others talk about DAX, relationships, workspaces, dashboards, apps, and the service. I manage a small win: I import a sample file and place a chart on the canvas. But I still do not know whether I built it the right way, whether I skipped an important step, or what I would say if someone asked me to share it.

By the afternoon I realise the real problem is not that Power BI is beyond me. The problem is that nobody has shown me the first safe report path. I do not need Fabric, advanced DAX, or enterprise architecture today. I need to know what to click first, what to check after each step, and what a beginner report can honestly prove.

The day would feel different if I had one guided build using safe data, a finished example to compare against, and clear stopping points. I want to leave with a simple report I can explain, plus enough confidence to know which harder reporting problem comes next.