Power BI Blog: Autocreating a Mobile Layout

Welcome
back to this week’s edition of the Power BI blog series.  This week, we look at how simple it is to
automatically create mobile optimised reports.

Whilst you may realise that mobile
optimised report layouts are the best way to view data in the Power BI mobile
applications, you may be well aware that it requires extra work to create said
layout.  Now, you can now generate a
mobile-optimised layout with a click of a button.  This feature allows you to easily create
mobile-optimised layouts for any new or existing report page, saving
considerable time.

When you switch to the mobile layout
view in Power BI Desktop, if the mobile canvas is empty, you can generate a
mobile layout just by selecting the ‘Auto-create’ button.  The auto-create engine understands the desktop
layout of your report and builds a mobile layout that considers the position,
size, type and order of the visuals that the report contains.  It places both visible and hidden visuals, so
if you have bookmarks that change a visual’s visibility, they will work in the
automatically created mobile layout as well.

You may edit the automatically created
mobile layout, so if the result is not exactly what you expected, you can tweak
it to make it perfect for your needs. 

It is presently in Preview.To enable the new mobile layout auto-create
capabilities, switch on the ‘Auto-create mobile layout’ Preview feature in
Power BI Desktop: File -> Options and settings -> Options ->
Preview features -> Auto-create mobile layout.

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meantime, please remember we offer training in Power BI which you can find out
more about here.  If you wish to catch up on past articles, you
can find all of our past Power BI blogs here.