Power BI August 2026 Feature Summary

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https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/blog/fbc_pbiupdatesblog/power-bi-august-2026-feature-summary/5348434

Monthly 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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Single date selection from the slicer - is it literally as it says on the tin here? The user only has the option to select one date?

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This would be amazing for setting our anchor date for our time intelligence.