22.9 Sync Slicers Across Pages
Start with a problem
Rani picks Pune on the Overview page, moves to Delivery, and sees all cities again.
Explain simply
Sync slicers (View › Sync slicers) makes one slicer's selection apply on other pages. For each page choose Sync (selection shared) and Visible (slicer shown).
Show the data
| Page | Sync | Visible |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Customers | Yes | No |
| Tooltip page | No | No |
About this data: This table uses columns: Page, Sync, Visible. This table uses columns: Page, City filter, Total Sales. This table uses columns: Wrong result, Reason, Correction. Values shown are the lesson examples already on this page (not a new dataset).
Fictional sample data. Practice file: visuals_orders_apr_may_2026.csv (source: src/practice/).
Demonstrate
- Select the City slicer on Overview.
- View › Sync slicers.
- Tick Sync for Overview, Delivery, Customers; Visible for Overview and Delivery.
- Choose Pune; open Delivery and Customers.
Show the result
Your result should look like this (fictional sample):
| Page | City filter | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Pune | ₹850 |
| Delivery | Pune | ₹850 |
| Customers (hidden slicer) | Pune | ₹850 |
| Tooltip page | not synced | follows hovered item |
Explain what happened
Synced slicers share one selection across pages; hidden synced slicers still filter.
Explore further
- Sync groups (Advanced options) can sync different slicers on the same field.
Detailed reference for this lesson:
Steps in Power BI
- Select the Platform slicer on the Executive page › View › Sync slicers.
- The Sync slicers pane lists every page with two columns: Sync (filter effect) and Visible (shown on that page).
- Tick Sync for Executive, Delivery and Customers pages. Tick Visible only where the slicer should appear. It can filter a page while being hidden there.
- Selecting a page to sync to where the slicer does not exist adds a copy of it.
- Advanced options: a group name syncs different slicer visuals that use the same field. Options also control syncing of field changes and filter changes to other slicers in the group.
Sync slicers is a small setting, but if you get it wrong, users see wrong numbers. Remember this!
Sync slicers हे छोटं setting आहे, पण चुकलं तर user ला चुकीचे आकडे दिसतात. लक्षात ठेवा!
Sync slicers एक छोटी setting है, पर ग़लत हुई तो user को ग़लत आँकड़े दिखते हैं. याद रखिए!
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Look, friends: copy-pasting a slicer to another page and answering Don't sync is the mistake I see most. The two slicers then work independently, and users see different platforms on different pages. Use View › Sync slicers and check the grid for every page. Practise, and it will feel very easy.
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – मराठी
हे बघा मित्रांनो: slicer दुसऱ्या page वर copy-paste करून Don't sync उत्तर देणं ही मला सगळ्यात जास्त दिसणारी चूक आहे. मग दोन्ही slicers स्वतंत्रपणे चालतात, आणि users ना वेगवेगळ्या pages वर वेगवेगळे platforms दिसतात. View › Sync slicers वापरा आणि प्रत्येक page साठी grid चेक करा. Practice करा, मग एकदम सोपं वाटेल.
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – हिंदी
देखो दोस्तों: slicer को दूसरे page पर copy-paste करके Don't sync चुनना सबसे ज़्यादा दिखने वाली गलती है. फिर दोनों slicers अलग-अलग चलते हैं, और users को अलग-अलग pages पर अलग-अलग platforms दिखते हैं. View › Sync slicers इस्तेमाल करो और हर page के लिए grid check करो. Practice करो, फिर बहुत आसान लगेगा.
Fix common mistakes
| Wrong result | Reason | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| Copy-pasted slicer works independently | Chose Don't sync when pasting | Sync in the pane |
| Customers page shows Pune but users cannot see why | Synced but hidden | Show the selection in a text box |
| Tooltip page filtered oddly | Synced to tooltip page | Do not sync tooltip pages |
Practise independently
Practice task
Untick Sync for Customers. What does Customers show when Pune is chosen on Overview?
Hints
- Not synced.
Solution
All cities – ₹2,100.
Think like a professional
Sync settings are invisible to users. Test the path a manager will click, page by page.
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