How To Add Date Slicer In Power Bi

How to Add Date Slicer in Power BI

To add a date slicer in Power BI, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and load your data into the report.
2. Go to the “Visualizations” pane on the right side of the screen.
3. Click on the “Date slicer” icon, which looks like a calendar.
4. A new blank area will appear on the report canvas.
5. Drag and drop the desired date field from your dataset onto the blank area.
6. The date slicer will automatically adjust its range based on the selected date field’s values.
7. You can customize the date slicer appearance and behavior by adjusting its settings in the “Visualizations” pane.
8. For example, you can change the date format, enable/disable single or multiple selection, and set a default date range.

Here’s an example:

As shown in the example above, the date slicer allows users to select a specific date range, which can then filter the visuals or data in the report accordingly.