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Creating a bookmark with long text strings
Hi Scott,
Totally doable — here is the setup that works cleanly:
1. Create your Notes table Two columns: Note Index (integer) and Text Note (text). You can use a simple M query or a calculated table — no DAX measures needed.
2. Add a Table visual
- Drop in both columns: Note Index and Text Note
- Format > Values > Word Wrap → On
- Drag the Text Note column edge to the width you want — this is the only way to control column width in a standard table. You cannot type in an exact pixel value, but the dragged width saves and persists reliably
3. Show/hide with bookmarks
- Create two rectangle shape buttons labelled "Notes"
- Set up two bookmarks:
- Bookmark 1: table visible, Button A visible, Button B hidden
- Bookmark 2: table hidden, Button B visible, Button A hidden
- Link each button to its bookmark via Format > Action > Type: Bookmark
Clicking the button toggles the table in and out as a side panel. The two-bookmark swap is the standard pattern for this.
The output is neat and readable — it is just manual rather than formula-driven, but it works well once set up.
Hello PaisleyPrince ,
You can now set width for table and matrix visual ( June 2026 onward) , just go to formatting and type width, it will show option to set width, set as per need and you are done. You can also set width for individual columns.
I hope this helps.
Did I answer your query ? Mark this as solution if this helps, Kudos are appreciated.
Cheers.
Neeraj Kumar