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Make visuals unselectable

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Jack Wells on 04 Apr 2018 19:30:53

I noticed in the Gartner Bakeoff report that you had used some filled shapes in the background to produce a nice looking report. E.g. having a blue bar on the left for the navigation pane.

However by clicking on the "background" it will bring that visual to the font and obscure any visualisations that should be on top of it.

There should be a way (possibly in the selection pane) of making it so an object cannot be selected to prevent this problem.

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3b656ecf ee7c-4bda-8198-dd016ee63db5 on 10 Jul 2020 17:21:36

RE: Make visuals unselectable

Yas! Like a "lock" object option that turn on something like "do not have action" when it is able

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c7f5eb14 a82a-4542-959c-9026600248fe on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:01

RE: Make visuals unselectable

Please make this happen!

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d9f66855 f7bb-ea11-a812-000d3a9b112e on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:27

RE: Make visuals unselectable

also vote for this:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/34285222-disable-visual-highlighting-and-interactions

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658557a5 4d06-42f6-aaa1-48ab6b72ec22 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:51

RE: Make visuals unselectable

Make it happen!

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d9f66855 f7bb-ea11-a812-000d3a9b112e on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:23

RE: Make visuals unselectable

Yes, this is badly needed. Invariably, some elements of a report are there just to show a number or a visual, or to be a decoration hiding internal structure, never to be interacted with. That sort of functional and visual polish quickly becomes critical for business audiences.

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6020edfa 73bb-4dcd-ad42-44e5cf83e846 on 05 Jul 2020 23:56:28

RE: Make visuals unselectable

Exactly where I got the idea, and exactly why I'm frustrated!

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00a84b12 76f5-4a41-90cd-a25980811ee6 on 05 Jul 2020 23:45:23

RE: Make visuals unselectable

Yes, I really need that!