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Working with Shapes
Hi ,
Absolutely, working with shapes as backgrounds for visual grouping in Power BI can be a bit frustrating due to that “floating” behavior you described. Luckily, there are ways to manage this and make your development experience smoother. Here are a few options:1. Turn Off “Maintain Layer Order”
Power BI has a feature called "Maintain layer order" that can cause shapes to behave this way when objects overlap. If you turn this off, shapes will no longer “float” above other visuals when you hover over them.
To turn it off:
Go to View in the toolbar.
Toggle Maintain layer order to off.
2. Use the Selection Pane for Locking Shapes
Another way to stop shapes from interfering is to use the Selection Pane to lock them in place.
To do this:
Go to View > Selection Pane.
In the Selection Pane, find your shape and click on the lock icon next to it.
Locking a shape will prevent it from being selected, which means it won’t float up over other visuals.
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Hi ,
Absolutely, working with shapes as backgrounds for visual grouping in Power BI can be a bit frustrating due to that “floating” behavior you described. Luckily, there are ways to manage this and make your development experience smoother. Here are a few options:
1. Turn Off “Maintain Layer Order”
Power BI has a feature called "Maintain layer order" that can cause shapes to behave this way when objects overlap. If you turn this off, shapes will no longer “float” above other visuals when you hover over them.
To turn it off:
Go to View in the toolbar.
Toggle Maintain layer order to off.
2. Use the Selection Pane for Locking Shapes
Another way to stop shapes from interfering is to use the Selection Pane to lock them in place.
To do this:
Go to View > Selection Pane.
In the Selection Pane, find your shape and click on the lock icon next to it.
Locking a shape will prevent it from being selected, which means it won’t float up over other visuals.
Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! Appreciate your Kudos !!
Let's Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anmol-malviya/?originalSubdomain=in
Thanks that will definitely help. I'm pleased that I wasn't just doing something stupid. I'm surprised .ore people don't complain about it..
