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Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

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Tsanka Markova on 03 Dec 2015 15:39:42

Please consider adding functionality to give the report author more control of shapes, textboxes and images. This functionality might include grouping, disabling selection, etc.

This would enrich the options for organizing data onto the report page and will remove all those unnecessary grey lines and rectangles that the user sees when hovering over the controls

Administrator on 10 Jun 2021 18:29:05

Several of these items have been implemented - including grouping, editing interactions, new shapes, etc.

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Daniel Stevenson Sutton on 05 Jul 2020 22:53:31

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Would like to be able to be able to disable selection of some objects. Have created some nifty dynamic title bars but do not want them to be clicked on by mistake

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Luis Simoes on 05 Jul 2020 22:44:12

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Also please add the support to rotate the text box 90º and also right to left text support.

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Paul on 05 Jul 2020 22:43:57

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

I agree. Since you can "dashboard" these visuals you HAVE to be able to make them pretty. Quite honestly, I don't see the point of shapes if not for this single purpose. Please add this functionality as it is a MUST for report designers.

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Phillip on 05 Jul 2020 22:41:00

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

This feature request can be combined with this one.

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/12247677-optionally-remove-focus-mode-box

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Anthony on 05 Jul 2020 22:39:25

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Disabling selection is really needed. Currently if you put a rectangle behind several items as a grouping it is too easy for the user to then click on the rectangle which brings it to the front hiding all your actual visual controls.

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David E on 05 Jul 2020 22:11:02

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Reading mode should be read only... Make it so.