topic Custom format pane: How to implement checkboxes? in Custom Visuals Development Discussion

Custom format pane: How to implement checkboxes?

tea_again — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:08:09 GMT

Hi,

I want to add checkboxes for multi-selection (see screenshot) to a custom format pane, but I cant find any documentation how to implement them.

For now I am helping myself with ToggleSlices, which gets the job done, but they are not quite checkboxes.

Any ideas and replies appreciated! 🙂

Re: Custom format pane: How to implement checkboxes?

Mauro89 — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:17:21 GMT

Hi @tea_again,

as of my knowledge Power BI has no such feature out of the "box" 😅

But with the new button slicer you might get something you like. Here is a example with a year slicer, but without the checkboxes.

Best regards!

If this helps, give kudos or mark as solution.

Re: Custom format pane: How to implement checkboxes?

dm-p — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:23:43 GMT

These checkboxes are a composite control - in the case of your example above, this is a MarginPadding control. It will render all four checkboxes, and you need corresponding properties to manage their state. You cannot rename the checkboxes as they have an intended purpose.

If you want to manage a single control per property (and assuming it's a boolean value), the established pattern is to use a toggle control, which is consistent with how other visuals handle these property types.

Regards,

Daniel