Quick summary
You can use Power BI Bookmarks to capture and save specific report states, effectively turning your Power BI Desktop report into a presentation with slide-like navigation. This technique lets analysts and business users deliver polished, interactive data stories without ever leaving Power BI.
Steps
- Open your Power BI Desktop report and set up the view you want to capture.
- Go to the View tab in the Power BI Desktop ribbon.
- Select Bookmarks to open the Bookmarks feature, which saves the current state of a report page.
- Open the Bookmarks pane and click Add to create a new bookmark for each slide or key talking point.
- Name each bookmark logically — it captures the exact state of the report at that moment, creating your presentation slides.
