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Vaish1
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how to enable search from start with

Hi I am working on a Power BI report, where I have city names in a table i want to make a search slicer who can show me the search output start with context not contain. For example when i type Ulm it shows me Kulmain, Ulmet, Ulm i don't want to see the text which contains ulm show me the text which start from Ulm. Show me the search result from start with

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danextian
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Hi @Vaish1 

 

Th is isn't curently possible with the native slicers. Use the filter pane instead.





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v-nmadadi-msft
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Hi @Vaish1 

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided by the community members for the issue worked. If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

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v-nmadadi-msft
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Hi @Vaish1 

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. If our responses has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.


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v-nmadadi-msft
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Hi @Vaish1 

May I ask if you have resolved this issue? If so, please mark the helpful reply and accept it as the solution. This will be helpful for other community members who have similar problems to solve it faster.

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burakkaragoz
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Hi @Vaish1 ,

 

If you're trying to enable the search bar in a slicer, here are a few things to check:

  1. Make sure the field is of type Text
    The search bar only shows up for slicers using text fields. If you're using numbers (like Year), try creating a calculated column that converts it to text.

  2. Use the ellipsis (three dots)
    Click on the slicer visual, then click the three dots (top-right corner of the slicer). You should see an option to enable “Search”.

  3. Try the keyboard shortcut
    If the ellipsis isn’t showing, just select the slicer and press Ctrl + F. This often brings up the search bar directly.

  4. Check your Power BI version
    Some UI changes in recent updates moved slicer settings around. Make sure you're on the latest version and check under: Format pane > Slicer settings > Options > Style

Let me know if any of these work for you!

If my response resolved your query, kindly mark it as the Accepted Solution to assist others. Additionally, I would be grateful for a 'Kudos' if you found my response helpful.
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danextian
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Super User

Hi @Vaish1 

 

Th is isn't curently possible with the native slicers. Use the filter pane instead.





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

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"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand."
Need Power BI consultation, get in touch with me on LinkedIn or hire me on UpWork.
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Cookistador
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According to this post, only the filter pannels allows this kind of feature

 

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Slicer-search-box-should-show-values-that-quot-sta...

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