Improve the visibility of visual interaction buttons in Power BI

[Gepax]

Currently, when using the Edit interactions option in Power BI, the interaction buttons, such as filter, no filter, and highlight, appear as small icons near the upper edge of each visual.

In reports with many elements, cards, charts placed close together, or overlapping visuals, these buttons can often become hidden behind other objects or very difficult to click, even when zooming in significantly. This makes it harder to configure interactions, especially on dense report pages or more complex layouts.

The suggestion is that, when Edit interactions is enabled, Power BI could display a semi-transparent overlay over each visual, while still keeping the visual content visible in the background. Inside this overlay, the interaction buttons could be shown centered within the visual, with a larger size and better spacing.

Suggested behavior:

• Apply a semi-transparent overlay over each visual;
• Display the Filter, No filter, and Highlight buttons centered within the visual;
• Increase the clickable area of each button;
• Prevent the buttons from being hidden behind other visuals;
• Improve usability on pages with many cards, charts, and overlapping elements.

This improvement would make the process of editing visual interactions clearer, more accessible, and more productive, especially for reports with complex layouts.
Actual:

Check out a prototype below: