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Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

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Mey Meenakshisundaram on 11 Nov 2014 09:19:41

I can copy the visual either as image or data table and paste it in other applications.

Administrator on 18 Mar 2022 04:20:35

March 2022 Update: We are looking into this

We recently released the ability to export data from tiles and visuals to a CSV file. This may work for y'all as a workaround until we add the ability to directly copy and paste the visual or data. You can read more about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powerbi/archive/2016/01/06/power-bi-service-update-0106.aspx#exportTile. Be sure to let us know what you think about the feature!

Comments (133)

Comments (133)

Eero on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:31

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Wow,.. Planned and under development for 5 years?

Ok lets break this down.

1. Why do we need this feature?
A: Many END users only need copy of visualisation / data table for Excel spreadsheet or power point. They need it asap & ready for small changes.

2. Why the workaround isn´t working ?
A: Workaround loses the table style & formating during the export.
Step 1. save *.csv. step 2. Do "text to columns". Step 3. format the table. This might be really fast and easy for power users but it´s huge hurdle for some END-users.