Sync slicers across pages in Power BI - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

Sample Data

Sample sales data by region used to demonstrate slicer filtering and syncing across report pages.

Cell	Value
A1	Region
A2	North
A3	South
A4	East
A5	West
B1	Sales
B2	1000
B3	1500
B4	1200
B5	1300

Formula Trace

Sync slicer selection on 'Region' across Page1 and Page2

Step 1: User selects 'South' in slicer on Page1

Step 2: Power BI syncs slicer selection to Page2 slicer

Step 3: Page2 visuals filter data where Region = 'South'

Cell Reference Map

    A       B
1 |Region | Sales
2 |North  | 1000
3 |South  | 1500
4 |East   | 1200
5 |West   | 1300

Slicer on 'Region' filters rows 2-5
Sync arrows: Page1 slicer -> Page2 slicer

The slicer filters the 'Region' column (A2:A5). The selection on Page1 is synced to Page2 slicer, which filters visuals using the same 'Region' column.

Result

South

↓

South

Both pages show the slicer selection 'South'. Visuals on both pages update to show only data for the 'South' region, demonstrating synced slicers.

Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What happens when you select 'South' in the slicer on Page1?

A The slicer on Page2 also selects 'South'.

B Only Page1 visuals update; Page2 remains unchanged.

C Page2 slicer clears its selection.

D Page2 shows data for all regions.

Key Result

Sync slicers replicate user selection across report pages to filter visuals consistently.