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How to make one table scrollable and keep another fixed on the same page in Power BI Report Builder
Hi prabavathym
Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.I would also take a moment to thank tayloramy , for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum. Your contributions make a real difference.
As mentioned above, paginated reports in Power BI Report Builder are designed for page-based layouts meant for printing or exporting. Because of this, they don’t support interactive elements like scrollable regions or containers the entire tablix expands based on the number of rows returned.
If you need the scrolling/interactive behavior (like in Tableau or Power BI Desktop visuals), that would only be achievable in the Power BI Desktop environment, not within paginated reports.
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know.Best Regards,
Community Support Team.
Hi prabavathym
Unfortunately, Power BI Report Builder (Paginated Reports) doesn’t support true scrollable containers or fixed-position elements within a single report page the way tools like Tableau or Power BI Desktop do. Paginated Reports are designed primarily for print-ready layouts, meaning the content flows vertically and pages automatically extend rather than embedding scrollbars inside specific regions. This is why even when you use rectangles, tablix “CanGrow/CanShrink” properties, or subreports, they only control layout expansion — not independent scrolling. When you view the report in the Power BI Service (web view), the entire page scrolls as one unit, so you can’t make Table 1 scroll within its own frame while keeping Table 2 fixed underneath. The only partial workaround is to split the two tables into separate report parts or subreports and place them within a dashboard-style Power BI report page, where you embed each paginated report in a visual container tile — the Power BI Service then provides its own scroll area per tile. This mimics the behavior you want but requires publishing multiple paginated reports or report parts instead of a single file. In short, within a standalone paginated report, fixed layouts with internal scrollbars aren’t supported — layout control is limited to pagination and positioning.