Power BI - Slicer tricks for text based fields
This week, I'm leaving you with some slicer tricks I wish I knew when I was first starting with Power BI!
This week, I'm leaving you with some slicer tricks I wish I knew when I was
first starting with Power BI! These tricks are specific for text based slicers, there are a few more tricks you can do if your slicer is for dates or numeric values... Maybe something for a another Nano Tip!
Here are some tricks you can use with Power BI slider:
- Use the Sync Slicers feature: This allows you to link the slicers across multiple pages and reports, making it easier to update them.
- Customize the slider: You can change the font size, color, and format of the slider to make it more visually appealing and user-friendly.
- Use the Play Axis feature: This feature allows you to create an animation effect that shows changes over time. You can customize the duration of the animation and the intervals between each data point.
- Add a reference line: You can add a reference line to the slider to highlight a specific value or threshold. This is useful for visualizing trends or comparing data points.
- Use the Relative Date Slicer: This slicer allows you to filter data based on relative dates, such as “last 7 days” or “next 30 days”. This is useful for quickly changing the time frame of your data without having to manually adjust the slider.
- Use the Advanced Filter: This feature allows you to filter data based on multiple criteria, such as values within a range or specific text strings. This is useful for refining your data analysis and getting more precise insights.
- Use the Drillthrough feature: This allows you to create a drillthrough page that shows more detailed information about a specific data point. You can link the drillthrough page to the slider, so users can easily access the additional information.
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