How to Add a Search Bar in Power BI Slicer
Adding a search bar to the slicer in Power BI can be useful when you want to enable users to quickly search for specific items within a large list. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it:
- Open Power BI Desktop and navigate to the report or dashboard where you want to add the search bar to the slicer.
- Click on the “Edit interactions” button at the top of the screen to enable editing mode.
- Select the slicer visual that you want to add the search bar to.
- In the “Visualizations” pane, locate the “Search” option.
- Drag and drop the “Search” option above the slicer visual.
- Resize and position the search bar as desired.
- Click on the slicer visual to select it.
- In the “General” section of the “Visualizations” pane, locate the “Search” field.
- Click on the dropdown next to the “Search” field and select the corresponding measure or column that you want to search within.
- Click on the “View” button at the top of the screen to exit editing mode and view your report or dashboard with the added search bar in the slicer.
By following these steps, you should now have a search bar integrated with the slicer in your Power BI report or dashboard. Users will be able to type in keywords and instantly filter the slicer based on their search criteria, making it easier to find specific items in large lists.
Example:
Let’s say you have a slicer that displays a list of product categories, and you want to add a search bar to quickly search for a specific category. After adding the search bar, users can type in the category name (e.g., “Electronics”) and the slicer will instantly filter to show only that category.