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Visual difference between desktop and service for dropdown slicer selection border
Hi BIanon,
Thank you for your update.
As per my understanding, Power BI currently does not provide a direct setting to modify the border colour specifically around the selected value area of a dropdown slicer. The available border settings apply either to the entire visual or to the dropdown items after expansion, but not to the selection area itself.
Given this limitation, we kindly request you to submit feedback to Microsoft. Since this specific customisation is not available, your feedback can help highlight the requirement for this feature. You may submit your suggestion through the Power BI Ideas platform:
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Thank you.
Thank you, GilbertQ , for your response.
Hi BIanon,
We sincerely appreciate your inquiry through the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.
In addition to the response provided by GilbertQ ,we request you to follow the steps mentioned below, which may assist in resolving the issue:
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The Power BI Service relies on browser-based rendering, and certain CSS styles or rendering behaviours may vary. Edge and Chrome may render borders differently from Power BI Desktop. Kindly try running Power BI Service in Private/Incognito mode to eliminate cached styles. Additionally, clear the browser cache and reload the page.
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Please use the Power BI Format Pane without modifying the JSON theme file. Navigate to Power BI Desktop → Select the Slicer → Open the Format Pane (Visual Formatting options). Expand the Border section and explicitly set the border colour (e.g., black, blue, or any colour matching your theme). Set the border thickness (e.g., 2px). Republish the report and check Power BI Service again.
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Microsoft has introduced modern visual updates, which may occasionally cause UI rendering issues in the service. Kindly verify whether the slicer is using the Modern Visual style. To do so, navigate to Power BI Desktop → File → Options & Settings → Options. Under Report Settings, enable Modern Visuals. Republish the report and check if the issue has been resolved.
If you find our response helpful, we kindly request you to mark it as the accepted solution and provide kudos. This will help other community members facing similar queries.
Thank you.
Hello, thank you for your reply.
1. I've tried clearing cache, incognito mode, firefox, chrome and edge browser with identical result.
2. To my knowledge, there isn't a setting to set a border around the value selection area like seen in my screenshot. The "Visual border" setting under the "Size and style" menu adds a border around the entire visual, not the value area. There is a border section under the "Values" where you can set a border, however, this only adds a border around the selectable values after folding the out dropdown:
If there is a setting to control border around the selected value area, like shown in my screenshots, please direct me there.
3. I have this setting enabled. I've tried disabling it, publishing, re-enabling and publishing and this did not have an effect on the issue unfortunately.