Quiz / Skill Check
Q1. What is the key difference between a slicer and the Filters pane?
Type: Multiple Choice
- Slicers only work on the Power BI Service, never in Desktop
- A slicer is a visible, on-canvas visual users interact with directly; the Filters pane is a side panel used to set filters that aren’t necessarily shown as visuals
- There is no difference — they are the same feature with two names
- The Filters pane can only filter numeric columns
Correct Answer: A slicer is a visible, on-canvas visual users interact with directly; the Filters pane is a side panel used to set filters that aren’t necessarily shown as visuals
Why: Slicers are report-canvas visuals (buttons, lists, date ranges) that end users click directly. The Filters pane applies filters at the visual, page, or report level and is typically used by report authors to control scope.
Q2. A drill-through page automatically receives a “Back” button so users can return to the page they came from.
Type: True/False
Correct Answer: True
Why: When drill-through is enabled on a page, Power BI automatically adds a back arrow button in the corner, letting users return to their original context after viewing the detail page.
Q3. What does a bookmark capture when you click “Add” in the Bookmarks pane?
Type: Short Answer
Correct Answer: The current state of the report page, including filter and slicer selections, which visuals are visible or hidden, sort order, and drill-down state.
Why: A bookmark is a saved snapshot of the page’s configuration at that moment. Buttons or images can then be wired to “jump to” that bookmark, letting authors build guided, toggle-able navigation without writing code.
Q4. What is a good use case for a custom tooltip page?
Type: Multiple Choice
- Replacing the main Report view entirely
- Showing extra contextual detail (like a breakdown chart) when a user hovers over a data point, without cluttering the main visual
- Storing DAX measures that aren’t used anywhere else
- Setting row-level security roles
Correct Answer: Showing extra contextual detail (like a breakdown chart) when a user hovers over a data point, without cluttering the main visual
Why: Custom tooltip pages are small report pages designed to appear as a pop-up when hovering over a visual’s data point, giving extra context (e.g., a mini chart of visit reasons for that doctor) without permanently taking up space on the main page.