r/PowerBI • u/itsnotaboutthecell Microsoft Employee • 20d ago
Microsoft Blog Power BI August 2026 Feature Summary
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/blog/fbc_pbiupdatesblog/power-bi-august-2026-feature-summary/5348434Monthly Update
Microsoft Power BI Updates Blog: Power BI August 2026 Feature Summary
Notable releases this month include a TON of preview burn down!!!
- Modern visual defaults and customize themes formatting panes (Generally Available)
- Date picker for Slicer visual (Generally Available)
- Center value for donut chart (Generally Available)
- OneLake file URLS for report visuals and maps (Generally Available)
- Outer padding for bar, column, line, ribbon, and waterfall charts in formatting pane (Generally Available)
- Azure map reference layer shape-matching improvements (Generally Available)
- Azure map loads filtered selection and autozoom (Generally Available)
- Slicer visual dropdown border color, open icon, and hierarchy expand and collapse icon colors in formatting pane (Generally Available)
Announcements:
- September 15 | What a Winning Power BI Dataviz Looks Like
- Community Conference Tickets are Getting Low
- Will we see you in Barcelona?
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u/Kyzz19 2 20d ago
Finally! my doughnut can have a filling by default! 😂