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blake_leblanc
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Advocate I

Unable to insert newline in formula bar with `Shift + Enter`

As of this morning, I am unable to use `Shift + Enter` to insert a new line when typing into the DAX formula bar.

 

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Any ideas for how to fix? I've tried restarting, copy-pasting, etc.

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blake_leblanc
Advocate I
Advocate I

Just tried the feature again after a long hiatus and I can confirm that newlines **NOW WORK** with the `Quick measure suggetsions` preview enabled, on desktop version 2.123.684.0 64-bit (November 2023)

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blake_leblanc
Advocate I
Advocate I

Just tried the feature again after a long hiatus and I can confirm that newlines **NOW WORK** with the `Quick measure suggetsions` preview enabled, on desktop version 2.123.684.0 64-bit (November 2023)

LG2000
New Member

Ctrl + Shift + Enter  => Enter new line in Dax formula

 

`CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER` is slightly different. Regardless of where the cursor is situated, it seems to always insert an entire new line.

Whereas `SHIFT + ENTER` will respect the cursor position.

 

So for example, if I wanted to break up the following statement into two lines, at the `_`:

 

`Measure = _Blah blah blah`

 

`CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER` will move the entire line down

 

```
_
Measure = Blah blah blah
```

 

While `SHIFT-ENTER` will only move the text after `Blah...` to the new line

 

```

Measure =
Blah blah blah
```

 

Does that make sense? Anything there I could explain better or may be wrong about?

 

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And as a quick update to the topic, I just re-enabled the feature again and `Shift+Enter` still does not work as it does when the feature is *NOT* enabled.

JessieF
Advocate II
Advocate II

Has this issue been addressed yet?  I just discovered I'm having this problem now. Very inconvenient. 

It was still this way when I tried it again a couple weeks ago.

blake_leblanc
Advocate I
Advocate I

Quick update...

One of the things we changed this morning is we enabled `Preview Features -> Quick measures suggestions`

 

When I go back in and DISABLE this preview feature, I am able to `Shift + Enter` to create newlines as before.

 

So, at least on my end, it seems to be something related to this option. 

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EDIT: Submitted this as feedback to the preview feature

ChrisMendoza
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@blake_leblanc - what about 'Alt + Enter'?






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Tried that as well, but no luck. 

 

The only thing that "fixed it" for us at the moment was to disable the `Quick measure suggestions` preview feature we were playing around with this morning.

 

Which is interesting because not being able to use `Shift + Enter` applied to existing measures and newly created measures, as well as to those generated through the suggestion tool.

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