Navigation pane disapparing while other visuals are on top

Hi jaryszek ,

Thanks for the clarification. I now understand the specific scenario - clicking on an empty area of the background shape causes the slicers or other visuals layered on top to temporarily lose focus or appear hidden.

I found two workarounds that help avoid this behavior:

1. One approach is to resize your slicers so they extend to the edges of the background shape (or nearly match its dimensions). This reduces the chance that users will accidentally click on an empty area of the shape instead of the slicers. In most cases, this avoids triggering the focus shift that causes visuals to appear inactive.

   

    

2. Another solution I tested is to group the background shape along with the table visual. Then, in the Selection Pane, ensure the grouped object is layered behind other content and enable the option Maintain the layer order under Format shape. When done this way, clicking on the shape doesn't interfere with the slicers’ visibility or interaction.

   

    

Please find the attached .pbix file for reference.

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