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Phil on 15 Jan 2018 12:05:48

Export to PowerPoint reveals "hidden" Pages, and the "hidden" pages contribute to the maximum of export limit of 15 pages. It would be great if:
a) the hidden pages did not contribute to the maximum 15 pages
b) the hidden pages were not revealed when exported to PowerPoint

Administrator on 26 Jan 2019 23:33:19

Hi everyone, This is coming soon when we also release filtered export capabilities in the service. We’ll have an update on this status shortly! Thanks, Chris

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9c381aa2 bfd7-ea11-a813-000d3a8faea9 on 06 Aug 2020 09:10:02

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

Hello everyone.

Your last update on this was in January 19... Don't want to sound impatient, but will there be any progress on this feature anytime soon?

Because, as the others wrote, that should really be a core functionality...

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516cf8eb 8a09-48ae-9c9f-d81385e797f1 on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:58

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

When can we expect this to be released? It's been a while since work on this item has started.

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9297e6ac 6ccb-4f56-867f-89204ace55b6 on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:44

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

Yes, PBI users should have the choice. If they want to export a hidden page they can unhide the page before export. Common sense suggests that users who have hidden a page want the page hidden from view in their export to PowerPoint as well.

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58f6cb19 e115-4aa8-bae5-243c016ab439 on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:04

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

Such a simple issue takes several years to get fixed, no wonder Tableau is winning. They know how to hide sheets.

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7222f29f 9032-4bf8-875e-067bfb17b2b8 on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:50

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

How many 'Votes' do you need for a BUG fix, so that hidden pages are not exported by default?
IMHO, this is not about a feature request, but it should be considered as a bug, as 'hidden' pages are supposed to be hidden. This makes PBI look like a joke, especially to the report consumers ranging up to the senior leadership team, who often just want to run the PPT exports, and then be surprised to see report drafts or development work.
This makes them questioning if PBI is the right tool going forward, or better switch to more 'professional' tools ... a marketing desaster. All the good work blown away in a second.

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19a4f99b c158-4d4c-a593-60e6173a818c on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:44

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

Appreciate if a fix can be identified for this. The work around leads to duplication of power BI desktop files and manual duplication of work. This would be a great improvement to user experience.

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94f4ad2e dd46-4ae5-a0ef-c8ef9ddc7be9 on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:12

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

Hidden tabs are not really "hidden" if they show up when exported. Very disappointed to find this limitation after sharing workspace link with all stakeholders. My hidden tabs are not confidential anymore, which they should be! Please fix ASAP.

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e3bdfb84 a11a-4518-8ba2-01056bbefa83 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:51

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"Coming Soon" and "Update Shortly" - is the last communication from MSPBI over a year ago. You guys make us look like liars in front of our clients -- it's not fabulous.

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c628ad9c 8e69-4a56-af03-a9d7a20a520c on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:57

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So today one of our clients called me asking me about my hidden reports . What's the point of hiding of hiding the pages on Desktop only for them to be visible on Service export to PowerPoint. Clearly someone is not applying common sense.

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55a2c58f f9e1-4530-a604-d33d00f7e820 on 06 Jul 2020 00:03:48

RE: Export to Powerpoint - Hide "Hidden" Pages

Amazing ! This definitely prevents us to build neat PDF from report, as tooltip pages are not designed for rendering without a particular context. We alsao have some hidden debug pages, and a version control / tech documentation pages... don't want thousands of end-users to see this !!!