Sync slicers across pages in Power BI - Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

Syncing slicers across pages lets you control the same filter on multiple report pages at once. This saves time and keeps your report consistent when you want to apply the same filter everywhere.

When you want to filter sales data by region on all report pages without setting the filter again and again.

When your report has multiple pages and you want users to pick a date range once and see it applied everywhere.

When you create a dashboard with product categories and want the selected category to affect all charts on all pages.

When you want to keep slicer selections consistent for easier comparison across different report pages.

When you want to reduce user effort by syncing slicer choices instead of duplicating slicers manually.

Steps

Step 1: Click

- Slicer visual on the report page

The slicer is selected and its options appear in the Visualizations pane

Step 2: Click

- View tab on the ribbon

The View tab options appear

Step 3: Select

- Sync slicers pane checkbox in the View tab

The Sync slicers pane opens on the right side of the screen

Step 4: In the Sync slicers pane, check the boxes under 'Sync' for all pages where you want the slicer to apply

- Sync slicers pane

The slicer will filter data on all selected pages

Step 5: Optionally, check the boxes under 'Visible' to show the slicer on those pages

- Sync slicers pane

The slicer appears on the pages where 'Visible' is checked

Step 6: Test the slicer by selecting a filter value

- Slicer visual on any synced page

The same filter selection applies on all synced pages, updating their visuals accordingly

Before vs After

Before

Slicer on Page 1 filters data only on Page 1; other pages have no slicer or independent slicers

After

Slicer selection on Page 1 filters data on Page 1 and all synced pages; slicer shows on pages where 'Visible' is checked

Settings Reference

Sync

📍 Sync slicers pane

Controls which pages the slicer filters

Default: Unchecked

Visible

📍 Sync slicers pane

Controls on which pages the slicer is shown

Default: Unchecked

Common Mistakes

Not checking the 'Sync' box for all pages where filtering is needed

The slicer will not filter data on pages without 'Sync' checked, causing inconsistent filtering

Always check 'Sync' for every page that should share the slicer filter

Assuming slicer visibility means syncing filters

A slicer can be visible on a page but not synced, so it won't affect other pages

Check both 'Sync' and 'Visible' as needed to sync filters and show slicers

Summary

Sync slicers let you apply the same filter across multiple report pages at once.

Use the Sync slicers pane from the View tab to control syncing and visibility per page.

Remember to check 'Sync' for pages to share filtering and 'Visible' to show the slicer.