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The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

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on 06 Dec 2016 18:31:12

Like other visual editing packages, would be good if it was possible to drag and select multiple visuals.

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e55c2972 ae0b-4822-9792-b827cbcb1dc7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:37

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

I dont believet that they dont have this

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5d57b2e4 8105-4f36-8ecd-32c8327bc9f4 on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:09

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

A definite need to craft compelling dashboards

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93f3af5c 30ee-4873-9398-9fe000bd9c25 on 05 Jul 2020 23:32:54

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

This should have been implemented by default, it's so basic.

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95c71774 43d1-43a1-922e-de4074526893 on 05 Jul 2020 23:32:05

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

This seems like a basic thing to have. Wonder why its not already there! I have to move like 25 controls on my page and you are telling me to do it one by one??

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c6c824f9 8c13-436b-b9c2-3a3e08c00861 on 05 Jul 2020 23:31:07

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been mentioned. Please add this feature. It would make formatting so much simpler and less time consuming

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c2cae0a6 2af9-4d8e-b098-c02db1c9c048 on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:57

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

This is a very basic feature that would save a ton of design time for users.

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820b0eb8 a859-4c4b-aa34-afe0cfaf2d35 on 05 Jul 2020 23:27:19

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

I have 15 tabs with the same set of 20 selections that link to bookmarks. To rearrange these, I need to make over 600 changes, and go through all the fine position adjustments. (delete 20 on 14 pages, re-position on one page, copy and paste newly positioned items to 14 tabs. It would be a HUGE time-saver to delete the 20 selections (with grouped select) on all but one page, rearrange them, and then copy and paste (with group select) the 20 items to the 14 tabs, reducing effort to around 50 actions.

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ac94c847 ef7b-4f10-8f39-d6f17c8b195c on 05 Jul 2020 23:27:06

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If anyone has ever tried to move all of the page elements down to make room for something else (like a header, or another visual), they'll know how much time it takes to make such a simple change.

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4067fce3 89ed-48f2-8cb5-3bcdf7d3c0f8 on 05 Jul 2020 23:26:51

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

It is very difficult to control click buttons (control click navigates to the target)

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939cf85f 1fca-e711-8119-c4346bb5988c on 05 Jul 2020 23:26:01

RE: The ability to click and drag to select multiple visuals

Similar Question here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Option-to-select-multiple-visuals-and-Move/td-p/198380