How to change a slicer to a drop-down menu in Power BI November 2025 version?

[michelleomalley]

Does anyone know how to add a drop-down list slicer/filter in Power BI Desktop November 2025 version?!

I have been researching this topic for hours and every solution I can find does not work. It looks like the Power BI November 2025 desktop version (Version: 2.149.1429.0 64-bit (November 2025)) removed the functionality. Here is what I have been told would work but doesn't:

• Go to Visualiations -> Format visual-> slicer settings and select Drop-Down. There is no option for this in the new version. See snippet below.

• Click on your visual, and on the top bar, click on the 3 ellipses and a "v" will show up to enable the header view. This doesn't work either. There is no "v", see snippet below:

• 1. Open Format visual

  2. Go to Visual → Slicer header

  3. Toggle Slicer header = On

  4. Turn the slicer header ON (manual override)This also doesn't work- there is no slicer header option!

Can ANYONE help me???!!!!

[martingrosse · Accepted solution]

Hi @michelleomalley ,

just a guess - not quite sure, but worth checking on your end. Could you be using the wrong slicer visual? 

What you are looking for is the classical Slicer (see my screenshot) - and I believe you may have chosen the List Style Slicer (with the flash symbol) which does not give you the functionality you are looking for.

Let me know if this helps.

[MasonMA · Accepted solution]

Hi, 

It looks like you picked 'List Slicer' from Visual Build. Use 'Slicer' instead, 

[v-sshirivolu]

Hi @michelleomalley ,

I would also take a moment to thank @danextian , for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum. Your contributions make a real difference.
 

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions

[v-sshirivolu]

Hi @michelleomalley ,
I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

[danextian]

Hi @michelleomalley 

It looks like you have selected the button slicer - which is one of the new slicers which unfortunately do not support dropdown.

[MasonMA · Accepted solution]

Hi, 

It looks like you picked 'List Slicer' from Visual Build. Use 'Slicer' instead, 

[michelleomalley]

@MasonMA thank you SO much! For whatever reason my dashboard was hiding that visual! I had to reset / go back to default for it to pop up, but it works and I appreciate your timely response!

[martingrosse · Accepted solution]

Hi @michelleomalley ,

just a guess - not quite sure, but worth checking on your end. Could you be using the wrong slicer visual? 

What you are looking for is the classical Slicer (see my screenshot) - and I believe you may have chosen the List Style Slicer (with the flash symbol) which does not give you the functionality you are looking for.

Let me know if this helps.

[michelleomalley · Accepted solution]

@martingrosse  thank you SO much! For whatever reason my dashboard was hiding that visual! I had to reset / go back to default for it to pop up, but it works and I appreciate your timely response!