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Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

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Mey Meenakshisundaram on 11 Nov 2014 09:19:41

I can copy the visual either as image or data table and paste it in other applications.

Administrator on 18 Mar 2022 04:20:35

March 2022 Update: We are looking into this

We recently released the ability to export data from tiles and visuals to a CSV file. This may work for y'all as a workaround until we add the ability to directly copy and paste the visual or data. You can read more about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powerbi/archive/2016/01/06/power-bi-service-update-0106.aspx#exportTile. Be sure to let us know what you think about the feature!

Comments (134)

Comments (134)

Angus Fookes on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:38

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Biggest problem for me is for my customers to be able to copy visuals and the data behind them into Word documents, PDFs, etc.
It's the most requested feature.
At present they have to use Snip...! So unprofessional.
If I had $5,000 per month then I could upgrade to P1 Premium and use Paginated Reports.....which, like 99% of users, I don't have that kind of money.

Eero on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:31

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Wow,.. Planned and under development for 5 years?

Ok lets break this down.

1. Why do we need this feature?
A: Many END users only need copy of visualisation / data table for Excel spreadsheet or power point. They need it asap & ready for small changes.

2. Why the workaround isn´t working ?
A: Workaround loses the table style & formating during the export.
Step 1. save *.csv. step 2. Do "text to columns". Step 3. format the table. This might be really fast and easy for power users but it´s huge hurdle for some END-users.