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Click and drag mouse to select multiple points on a scatter plot at once

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on 11 Mar 2017 01:31:22

Okay, while the user can click on a single point on a scatter plot and use the CTRL button to select multiple points, it would be cool to be able to use the mouse to select multiple points by "drawing" a "box" around all of the points of interest.

All too often, I'm interested in all points that are in a specific area of the scatter plot and selecting the individual points is both a hassle and tedious.

Administrator on 17 Nov 2020 22:47:55

We've released this functionality as a preview feature for now. Look forward to its general availability! Power BI Desktop August 2020 Feature Summary | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:12:57

RE: Click and drag mouse to select multiple points on a scatter plot at once

I agree with an above poster. I am (trying) to come over from Spotfire, but without this feature I really don't know how I can make the switch. This is such a basic feature; I really can't believe it's not available.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:12

RE: Click and drag mouse to select multiple points on a scatter plot at once

This is a much needed feature not just for XY scatter plot but also for bar chart with a long tail. This along with scroll zoom and hand select tool on the chart would be a huge plus.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:09:25

RE: Click and drag mouse to select multiple points on a scatter plot at once

After selection, when the size of one of them is modified, all selected objects become the same size.

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Marcin Cybulski on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:21

RE: Click and drag mouse to select multiple points on a scatter plot at once

Lack of this feature put at risk my project which goal is to replace Spotfire with Power BI