Full Notebook Interface Walkthrough with Hands-On Demo | Microsoft Fabric Tutorial for Beginners and Advance Users / Data Engineers

🧠 Full Notebook Interface Walkthrough with Hands-On Demo

Microsoft Fabric Tutorial for Beginners and Data Engineers

📓 What Is a Notebook in Microsoft Fabric?

A notebook in Microsoft Fabric is an interactive development environment where you can run PySpark, Spark SQL, or R code, visualize results, and collaborate with your team. It includes advanced features like AI assistance, Git integration, scheduling, and Spark session management.

🏠 Home Tab

• ▶️ Run All: Executes all cells in order
• 💾 Save / Auto-Save: Keeps your work updated automatically
• 🔗 Connect: Allows you to connect your notebook to a Spark runtime
• 🧪 Kernel: Select or restart the notebook’s compute kernel

🧠 AI & Copilot Tab

• Generate code with AI suggestions
• Explain cell logic using natural language
• Auto-generate visualizations and queries based on schema

🔢 Cell Operations Tab

• Add code or markdown cells
• Move cells up or down
• Clear output or delete cell

📅 Schedule Tab

• Convert notebook into scheduled pipeline activities
• Trigger based on time or event
• Integrate into Fabric Data Pipelines

📂 Data Tab

• Browse Lakehouse files and tables directly within the notebook
• Drag and drop tables to auto-generate read/load code

⚙️ Settings Tab

• Select Spark pool and session timeout
• Adjust language mode (PySpark, SQL, R)

🧪 Hands-On Demo Overview

In the video walkthrough below, we demonstrate how to:

• Navigate and utilize each tab
• Write and run code in code cells
• Use markdown for documentation
• Explore and query Lakehouse data
• Leverage Spark SQL and visual output

🎬 Watch the Full UI Tour & Demo

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