You have a Power B1 report that contains three pages named Page1, Page2, and Page3. All the pages have the same slicers. You need to ensure that all the filters applied to Page1 apply to Page1 and Page3 only. What should you do?

The "Sync slicers" feature in Power BI is designed for this exact scenario. It allows a selection made in a slicer on one page to be propagated to corresponding slicers on other specified pages. By selecting the slicer on Page1, opening the "Sync slicers" pane, and checking the "Sync" box for Page1 and Page3 only, you ensure that any filter applied on Page1 is mirrored on Page3. The slicer on Page2 will remain independent because its "Sync" checkbox will be left unchecked. This directly achieves the requirement of synchronizing filters between Page1 and Page3 while excluding Page2.

B. Modifying interactions controls how visuals filter each other on the same page, not how slicers behave across different pages.
C. Visibility only determines if a slicer is seen on a page. A hidden slicer can still be synced and apply its filter context to the page.

1. Microsoft Power BI Documentation

"Slicers in Power BI": Under the section "Sync and use slicers on other pages

" the documentation explains: "You can set a slicer to affect visuals on other pages... In the Sync slicers pane

you can select to which pages the slicer visibility and filtering should apply." This directly supports using the Sync slicers pane to control filtering across specific pages.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-slicers#sync-and-use-slicers-on-other-pages

2. Microsoft Learn

"Design a report in Power BI": In the module "Add report navigation

" the unit "Add slicers to a report" details the process. It states

"By default

slicers filter all visuals on the report page. You can use the Sync slicers pane to control which pages a slicer will be visible on and which pages it will filter." This confirms that synchronization is the correct mechanism for cross-page filtering control.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/design-reports-power-bi/5-add-slicers

3. Microsoft Power BI Documentation

"Create and use slicers in Power BI Desktop": This document provides a step-by-step guide. In the "Sync slicers" section

it explicitly shows the pane with columns for page name

visibility

and sync. It instructs

"In the Sync slicers pane

select the Sync checkbox for the pages that you want the slicer to be in sync with." This demonstrates the precise action required by the correct answer.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/power-bi-slicers#sync-slicers