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This blog gives some suggestions for how you might use the new bookmarks feature in Power BI Desktop.
- Some interesting ideas for uses of bookmarks (this blog)
- Using bookmarks to clear slicers
- Creating the effect of a tabbed dialog box
- Expanding and collapsing menus using bookmarks
- Providing buttons to move between pages
Posted by Sam Lowrie on 24 March 2018
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Some interesting ideas for uses of bookmarks
Bookmarks can do some really unusual things, and take the interactivity of your reports to the next level. This blog gives a few ideas to get you started!
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Clear slicers | Use a bookmark to clear all of the filtering, sorting, cross highlighting and drilldowns from a report page. |
| Tabs | Create the illusion of a tabbed window using bookmarks. |
| Expanding Menu | Clicking a category expands to sub category and again until the lowest level is reached. Apply button shows data for current level. |
| Arrows between pages | Move effortlessly between pages using some handy back and forward arrows. Hide all the pages apart from the first one. |
This blog comprises a mix of different examples on how to use bookmarks to get you started. If you are new to bookmarks check out this blog first.
- Some interesting ideas for uses of bookmarks (this blog)
- Using bookmarks to clear slicers
- Creating the effect of a tabbed dialog box
- Expanding and collapsing menus using bookmarks
- Providing buttons to move between pages