Getting back to Home Page (first page) when large number of Pages

[F_Reh]

Good Afternoon,

I have a Dashboard (report) with over 30 pages. Hence I built a Home Page as the very first page. It will NOT be correct solution to simply inserrt a Back button because the Viewer may navigate through many pages before realising he/she she needs to go back to the Home Page (first page) directly from the present page that they are visiting.

Would creating a simple Page Navigator to the Home Page on every page be the best solution ?

Kind Regards

[F_Reh]

Well I can group the pages in to around twelve broad groups (so 1-4 pages per group). Would a solution of "Bookmarks plus Buttons" still be the effective in this scenario ?

[MasonMA]

If you are to try this i'd suggest you hide built-in Power BI left-side Pages pane.

Level 1 for Global Navigation, (This refers to a custom navigation area that you design inside the report canvas itself) create consistent top-level buttons for:

Home

Group 1

Group 2

…

These buttons navigate using Page navigators.

Level 2 for In-Group Navigation. Inside each group, create bookmarks and consolidate those 1–4 pages within a single page if you are comfortable maintaining the bookmarks. 

[MasonMA]

Hi, 

Would a full page Navigator with 30+ pages look quite clutter and hard to scan for your users? I wouldnt do this for a report of this size if in your situation. 

Instead of 30+ pages, it would be less overwhelming if you could group report pages into logical sections such as “Sales”, “Finance”, “Operations” etc. , use Bookmarks plus Buttons to show/hide section menus, but always include a Home button:) 

[Amar_Kumar]

@F_Reh 

Yes — in your scenario, a Bookmark is absolutely the best and most correct solution.
In fact, it’s the standard Power BI pattern used specifically for this problem: jump to Home from anywhere, without forcing users to press Back repeatedly.

make sure have these settings In Bookmark settings:

• Data = OFF (important – avoids resetting filters)

• Display = ON

• Current Page = ON

• All visuals = ON

[ajaybabuinturi]

Hi @F_Reh,

I would suggest you to use  a “Page Navigator” or a dedicated “Home” navigation button. Page Navigation actions that can take a user directly to any page in the report or the Home page.

1. Insert >> Page Navigator Button

2. Pick a style (e.g., “Blank” or “Home”)

3. In the Format pane:

   Turn on Action

   Action type = Page navigation

   Destination = Home Page

Thanks,
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