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Pedro Innecco on 03 Feb 2016 18:56:28

I know that we can now click on the menu of a visual and choose to export data. But what about exporting a screenshot of the visual to clipboard?

I suggest adding the option "copy visual to clipboard" right next to the option to export data from the visual. Here is a screenshot of what I mean: http://postimg.org/image/b2vkq15q9/

Also, perhaps allow users to copy the visual to clipboard by hitting CTRL-C?

My users are in dire need of this functionality because they often copy and paste charts into Word documents and PowerPoint presentations, and not all of them are savvy enough with MS Paint and screenshot capture tools (e.g. Snagit, snip tool, etc).

Administrator on 07 Dec 2020 21:39:14

This was shipped in April - you can now copy a visual as an image in the Service: Announcing: Copy a Visual as an Image | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

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Pathe on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:42

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Absolutely needed.

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George Popescu on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:38

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Massive need for this option.

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Mattias Olsson on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:28

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It's about time to get this done :)

A simple ctrl-c into an email.....please.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:20

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This is 3 year old Idea , Can we do something about this

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Faisal on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:02

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I support this

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Sairam Varadharaj on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:53

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This would definitely be a neat feature to have, when it comes to the need, to add certain visuals to to my presentations. Today I have to jump on multiple steps to get this done.

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Joseph Marshall on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:52

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This is crazy, that it is not included

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:35

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I agree that this is an ABSOLUTE necessity.

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Neil MacMullen on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:03

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How can this still not be implemented? Ridiculous that in 2019 I have to keep firing up the snipping tool to copy interesting visuals to other applications.

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James Cox on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:31

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Currently using Tableau and considering switching our entire organisation to Power BI as it's a lot cheaper, and nearly as good. Inability to copy and paste to Word/PowerPoint completely undermines the product.

Shame, as Tableau doesn't particularly support this function (it only pastes as bitmap as they removed the .wmf functionality about 5 years ago and never reinstated).