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Jon S on 22 Jan 2016 00:15:18

Custom "tooltips" when hovering over a point on a visual. Month after month, I am required to offer Analysis & Actions narrative for how we're performing. It would be nice to see this by hovering over a point on a visual rather than take up valuable real estate with a text box.

Administrator on 23 Jun 2018 01:59:11

We added report page tooltips back in March to support this. You can learn more my blog post here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-march-2018-feature-summary/ It's currently in preview, but we have plans to add support for table and matrix, and shortly after make the feature generally available. At that point, I'll close this idea.

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Peter on 05 Jul 2020 23:15:37

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

A bit disapointed in the update as you cant assign a matrix or table as a tool tip. It would be great to view multiple rows of commentary when hovering over a chart.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:03:41

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

Strongly required

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chrisSE on 05 Jul 2020 23:02:38

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

tooltip is disappearing too fast, faster than I can read. how to leave it longer?

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 22:46:03

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

I just posted a detailed scenario similar to this as a comment on this idea: https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/7580157-tooltip-customization-on-reports

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Nairisha on 05 Jul 2020 22:42:41

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

Yes, an essential update needed. It would make reports more understandable and impressive.

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ThomasDay on 05 Jul 2020 22:31:36

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

In general, tooltips are underdeveloped yet they are a very important part of a UI. A matrix may have many rows and columns and the tool tip is...the same as the row text or column text with no option to attach a helpful explanation. It would be very helpful to us report and dashboard developers to be able to "amplify" a field or metric name etc. etc.

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Andrewnzinuk on 05 Jul 2020 22:30:26

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

Any update in whether this is being considered. As mentioned Tableau have it and it is extremely engaging and users love it.

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Leslie Folsom on 05 Jul 2020 22:26:11

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

It would be nice to also show any text field in the tooltip as well.

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Barbara Raney on 05 Jul 2020 22:26:10

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

Being able to add any text field as a component of a tooltip would be incredibly helpful!!
1+ Colin for the (...) ellipsis to expand a larger memo field

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Colin on 05 Jul 2020 22:23:21

RE: Custom Tooltips on Hover

id like to see this more as a Title (tooltip) with an ellipsis to expand to a larger textbook type explanation or a ? for a custom help text