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TheKiltedGolfer
Helper III
8 years ago
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My Slicer Visual has changed. Why?

I created a new report yesterday on Power BI Desktop.  I picked the slicer, which is using a date, and noticed the visual has changed.  No longer it the slicer a horizontal line with a vertical line ...
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  • v-xjiin-msft's avatar
    v-xjiin-msft
    8 years ago

    Hi TheKiltedGolfer,

     

    Yes. The issue is related to the version of Power BI Desktop.

     

    For the newer versions the slicer is a horizontal line with a circle on each end. And your wanted slicer is in the older versions. Please refer:

     

    This is in Version: 2.49.4831.521 64-bit (August 2017):

     

    And this is in Version: 2.56.5023.1021 64-bit (March 2018)

     

     

    Since you have updated Power BI Desktop. There's no way to downgrade the version.  The only way you can do is to find out the older version installs you downloaded and reinstall the previous version if you have saved these older installs. However, I don't think it is necessary to do this.

     

    Thanks,
    Xi Jin.

     

     

v-xjiin-msft's avatar
v-xjiin-msft
Solution Sage
8 years ago

Hi TheKiltedGolfer,

 

Yes. The issue is related to the version of Power BI Desktop.

 

For the newer versions the slicer is a horizontal line with a circle on each end. And your wanted slicer is in the older versions. Please refer:

 

This is in Version: 2.49.4831.521 64-bit (August 2017):

 

And this is in Version: 2.56.5023.1021 64-bit (March 2018)

 

 

Since you have updated Power BI Desktop. There's no way to downgrade the version.  The only way you can do is to find out the older version installs you downloaded and reinstall the previous version if you have saved these older installs. However, I don't think it is necessary to do this.

 

Thanks,
Xi Jin.

 

 

  • TheKiltedGolfer's avatar
    TheKiltedGolfer
    Helper III
    8 years ago

    Thank you Xi Jin.  So my next question how do I convert all my reports to the newest style of slicer?  It would be nice to have this so all my reports look consistent.  Any suggestions?  I have tried recreating the slicer for those reports but remains in the older version.

     

    Thanks