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The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

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on 06 Dec 2016 18:31:12

Like other visual editing packages, would be good if it was possible to drag and select multiple visuals.

Administrator on 17 Nov 2020 22:56:34

We've implemented this as of April 2020!

Power BI Desktop April 2020 Feature Summary | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:45:43

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

Possibly one of the most frustrating omitted features from the product.

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Theo on 05 Jul 2020 23:43:38

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Add this feature, also the grouping is very handy and time saving!

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Mike on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:46

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

please add. for me this would work by being able to make a selection (rectangle) + the possibility to add or remove visuals from the selection by using some key like alt.

also i would like te be able to adjust the position of the selected visuals per pixel by using the arrow keys

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Mike on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:46

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

'+ the possibility to group the selected visuals so they stay together

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morgan bunce on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:20

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Ideally this would work like forms in MS Access. A slight workaround at the moment is to enable the selection pane, then CTRL+Click the objects then move them.

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Vivek Tiwari on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:19

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On an app its impossible to select two bars.
So if they add this it will be great help for app users to multi select data. It like Tableau or Qlik feature.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:40

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

Yes! Of course!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:14

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This would be really helpful.

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Ambaji Rao on 05 Jul 2020 23:40:28

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Yes, we need this as how we do it in power point. Please incorporate this feature.

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Austin on 05 Jul 2020 23:38:53

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

This is a must for creating report visuals. Even Microsoft office has it!