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Anonymous
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6 years ago
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Format Painter not working with new update

Hi,   I updated the power BI version released in October and since then, we realized that the format painter isn't working. This makes formatting a real problem. Any solutions? 
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    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    I test with a few scenarios but the format painter seems not works for type custom visuals. (official visuals[same type and different type]: succeed, official to custom: fail, custom visuals[same type and different type]: fail)
    According to the test result, I think the format painter may not work on custom visuals. 
    Regards,

    XIaoxin Sheng

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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

What version of power bi desktop are you test? Can you please share a sample pbix file for test?

BTW, I test with 2.75.5649.582 64-bit (November 2019) and the painter works well. (windows store version)


Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Thank you for the detailed explanations Anonymous  and Anonymous 

The best possible solution to this problem is keeping an eye out on imported visuals (from the market place or external downloads) as their compatibility may change with updates. I have started emphasizing more on visuals which imply verified visuals by Microsoft or not updating power BI unless I am completely done with a dashboard so I don't have to make major changes in case the formatting breaks.