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Persistent Size & Position Panel in Power BI
Dear Power BI Team,
As a frequent user of Power BI Desktop, I’d like to suggest a usability improvement regarding the Size and Position properties of visual objects.
Currently, adjusting these properties requires expanding the Format Visual > General > Properties section every time a new visual is selected. This is especially tedious when working with multiple visuals and repeatedly needing to fine-tune their dimensions and layout. The panel often collapses automatically upon selecting another visual, requiring extra clicks and friction during design workflows.
Suggestion:
Please consider moving the Size and Position controls to a persistent location in the top ribbon, similar to how alignment and layering tools are exposed. Alternatively, allow users to pin these properties so they remain open across visual selections.
Benefits:
Speeds up dashboard layout work dramatically.
Reduces repetitive UI navigation.
Improves the overall UX, especially for pixel-perfect report creators.
This small change would have a big impact on productivity and user satisfaction.
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You should post this in the ideas section
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Ideas/idb-p/fbc_ideas
If this helped, please consider giving kudos and mark as a solution
me in replies or I'll lose your thread
Want to check your DAX skills? Answer my biweekly DAX challenges on the kubisco Linkedin page
Consider voting this Power BI idea
Francesco Bergamaschi
MBA, M.Eng, M.Econ, Professor of BI
thank you Francesco, I am new in the community... I just did that
Hi sirhadi ,
This is a real workflow frustration for anyone building more complex Power BI reports. Having the Size & Position panel persistently available would save a lot of time, especially when working with multiple visuals or fine-tuning layouts.
Unfortunately, as of now, there’s no built-in way to “pin” the Size & Position controls so they stay open. The current behavior (collapsing each time you select a new visual) has been a long-standing gripe for many of us.
Meanwhile, the only partial workaround is to use the Selection pane/bookmarks for some UI management, but that doesn’t really solve the problem.
