Lesson 115 Power BI Bookmark Navigator: Design Storytelling Dashboards

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Want to turn your Power BI report into an interactive app-like experience? The Bookmark Navigator in Power BI lets you create guided dashboards that help users explore your report in a clean, click-based way — no complex navigation or training needed.

🧠 What is a Bookmark in Power BI?

A Bookmark captures the state of a report page — including filters, slicers, visuals, and spotlighting. When combined with a Bookmark Navigator, it allows users to navigate between views or sections like chapters in a book.

🛠️ How to Create a Bookmark Navigator in Power BI

Step 1: Create Bookmarks

• Go to View > Bookmarks Pane
• Set your desired report state
• Click Add and rename the bookmark

📌 Tip: You can save multiple states like:

• Overview
• Sales Performance
• Region-wise Analysis

Step 2: Insert Bookmark Navigator

• Go to Insert > Buttons > Navigator > Bookmark Navigator

Power BI automatically detects all bookmarks and creates a sleek navigation panel.

🎨 Customize the Bookmark Navigator

• Use horizontal or vertical layouts
• Customize font, fill color, hover effect
• Choose between selected and unselected states

📌 Pro Tip: Place the navigator at the top or side of your page like a menu bar.

🧭 Common Use Cases

• ✅ Build multi-page dashboards with easy tab-switching
• ✅ Create interactive tutorials or walkthroughs
• ✅ Switch between chart views: Bar, Line, Map
• ✅ Show filtered views by department or KPI group

💡 Tips for Effective Storytelling

• Keep bookmark names intuitive
• Combine with Selection Pane to show/hide visuals
• Use Groups to organize bookmarks
• Combine with Page Navigation buttons for app-like flow

🚀 Real-World Example

Imagine a dashboard with:

• Overview
• Detailed Sales View
• Profitability Analysis
• Forecast

Using bookmark navigators, users can explore these views smoothly — without feeling lost or clicking through multiple filters.

📧 Need help setting up Power BI storytelling dashboards? Write to us at support@virvijay.com

✅ Coming Up Next:

Power BI Drillthrough Pages: Show Detailed Data on Demand

We'll explore how drillthrough pages give users the power to deep dive into specific records directly from summary views.

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