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I accidentally closed the Visualization pane from the Power BI Desktop. Now the View group can only enables the Format pane but not the Build Visuals.
I explored for many options to get it back, couldn't. Finally I uninstalled and re-installed the PowerBI Desktop version. The installation still has the same issue. Kindly advise.
Regards
Mubarak
Solved! Go to Solution.
With the option enabled the build visuals pane no longer exists. You can now add visuals from the Home tab.
I went to the New Visual + button in the Home Ribbon . Clicked it and an option came out to add "Build Visual" to pane switcher... I did that and it appeared on the right most pane along side Data, Format, Bookmarks, Selection
That's how I recovered my "Build Visuals" button
THIS was the solution that I needed! Thank you!
For future visitors to this thread, I would like to add this information (this issue came up on a training course today).
If you have the "On Object Interaction" Preview feature turned on (March 2023, but possibly a month or two later to reach this stage), you will find an icon on the View menu called Pane switcher. The pane switcher is a narrow strip down the right hand side with icons for each display pane available and this icon controls how it works. Simply tick "Move Build a visual to pane switcher" and the option will become available.
If this option is not ticked, Build a visual is tied to the visual itself (not a popular location according to the feedback). The other item under the Pane switcher icon is "Always show pane switcher"; I always tick both items: together they make the Preview feature workable.
Also remember you can Ctrl-click on the icons in the pane switcher strip to bring up panes side-by-side, e.g. Build a Visual and Data. Another step towards making the feature useable.
The Ctrl-click tip has saved me. I don't understand why the panes keep disappearing and I have to keep reopening them. I wish there was some way of pinning them open but at least the CTRL-click has saved a few clicks.
Thanks
Have you enabled the new on object interaction preview feature ? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/power-bi-on-object-interaction
Thanks John, this was my issue, that feature is terrible, you cannot do a lot of things and it increases the mouse miles loads, serves me right for enabling all the new stuff.
Thanks John.
The option is already enabled. Still the same issue. I couldn't enable the Visualization pane as below. Only the Format option is visible .
With the option enabled the build visuals pane no longer exists. You can now add visuals from the Home tab.
Thanks John. Disabling the option helped me to bring back the Visualizations pane. Appreciate !
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