Power BI Favorites are same as the Favorites of your Browser. If you find something (report, or a dashboard) interesting then you can add them to favorites. By this, you can quickly access them. In this article, we will show you the step by step approach to add Reports and dashboards to Power BI Favorites with practical example.
Before we start adding item to Favorites, let me show you the existing Favorites in my Power BI workspace.
To view them, please click on the Favorites tab in Power BI Left Navigation Pane. As you can see from the below screenshot, currently there are no favorites in my workspace.
Add Dashboard to Power BI Favorites
In this example, we will add dashboard to Power BI favorites. Before we start, let me show you the list of available dashboards.
To view them, please click on the Power BI My Workspace, and then go to the dashboards tab. In this example, we will mark Sixth Dashboard as favorite .
Let me click on the dashboard to see the visuals on it.
From the below screenshot, you can see the visuals available on this dashboard. Click on the Favorite button on Top bar
As you can see, it has added to the favorite list. Remember, by clicking the Unfavorite button you can remove this dashboard from favorite list.
Let me open my favorite list.
From the below screenshot, you can see the Sixth Dashboard under this section.
Add Report to Power BI Favorites
In this example, we will add Report to Power BI favorites. Let us see the list of available Reports.
To view the reports, please click on the Power BI My Workspace, and then go to the Reports tab. For the demonstration purpose, we will mark Basic reports in RPT1 as favorite.
Please click on the report to see the visuals on it.
Next, click on the Favorite button on Top bar
As you can see that the report has added to the favorite list. Remember, by clicking the Unfavorite button you can remove this report from favorite list.
Please go to favorite list to check whether we successfully added or not.
From the below screenshot, you can see the Basic reports in RPT1 report under this section.
Remove Power BI Favorites
By clicking that little start you can remove that item from favorite. For the demo purpose, let me remove the Basic reports in RPT1 from favorite list
Now you see that the report has removed
Add Dashboard to Power BI Favorites – Second Approach
This is very easy approach. Please go to dashboards tab, and click on the Star button beside the dashboard that you want to add as favorite.
Add Reports to Power BI Favorites – Second Approach
Please go to Reports tab, and click on the Star button beside the report that you want to add as favorite. Let me add Report 6 to the favorites list
Now you can see the report 6 as a favorite
