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gracecharlton
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9 months ago
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'Selected Visuals' option not working on Bookmarks

I'm not sure if this is a wider known issue, or if I'm just being a little silly but since the latest desktop update, the 'Selected Visuals' option doesn't appear to be working on my bookmarks.   I...
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  • v-dineshya's avatar
    v-dineshya
    9 months ago

    Hi gracecharlton ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

     

    Please follow below steps to fix the issue.

     

    1. Duplicate the page.

    2. On the duplicate, Open Selection pane --> create two Groups: “Absolute” and “Relative”. Place your visuals into the appropriate group; set the visibility (eye icon) so only one group is visible per state.

    3. Create two bookmarks, Bookmark: Absolute --> visibility: Absolute group On, Relative Off; set All visuals and turn OFF Data.
    Bookmark: Relative --> visibility: Relative On, Absolute Off; All visuals, Data OFF.

    4. Wire buttons to these bookmarks and test: change the Location slicer, toggle Absolute/Relative, the slicer should remain intact and the layout should switch correctly.

    5. If you must use Selected visuals for very granular toggles, include the slicer in the selection when updating each bookmark, and update both bookmarks after any slicer formatting or layout change.

     

    Note: Bookmarks are snapshots of page state (layout/visibility + filter/slicer states). When Selected visuals is glitchy (post‑update), the bookmark may retain the first captured state and not properly apply subsequent changes especially around slicers.

     

    Please refer below links.

    Retaining Slicer Selection Between Bookmarks Using... - Microsoft Fabric Community

    Solved: Bookmark property "Selected Visuals" vs "All Visua... - Microsoft Fabric Community

    Solved: Power BI Bookmarks Not Working - Microsoft Fabric Community

     

    I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

     

    Regards,

    Dinesh

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Nabha-Ahmed
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9 months ago

Hi gracecharlton 


1️⃣ Use “All Visuals” temporarily

Not ideal, but ensures slicers work as expected.

Bookmark will capture all visuals’ state, so slicer interactions will persist.

 

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2️⃣ Recreate bookmarks after the update

Sometimes the Selected Visuals bug is due to old bookmark metadata.

Steps:


1. Delete the old bookmark.


2. Select the visuals you want to include.


3. Recreate the bookmark using Selected Visuals.


4. Test slicer interaction.

 

> Many users report this fixes issues caused by the update.

 


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3️⃣ Use Sync slicers instead of relying on bookmarks for slicer state

If slicers need to always affect multiple visuals, syncing slicers across pages may be more reliable than bookmarks.

 

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4️⃣ File a bug / check Power BI release notes

Go to Help → About → Release Notes to see if there is a documented issue.

Report via Power BI Community / Support if not listed.

If this solution helped you, please mark it as the accepted answer so it can help others as well.