# Inserting slicers Dashboards are a warehouse of information. Slicers enable you to focus on specific aspects of your data. Use a slicer to filter the entire dashboard, allowing you to dynamically narrow down the data based on your chosen categories.

### 1. Assigning data Assign dimension categories to your slicer from the pivot data window.

### 2. Configuring the slicer You can tailor the look and feel of the slicer from the **Config** tab. #### 2.1. Slicer type Set the look and feel of your slicer with the List/Dropdown/Tile/Tages options.

#### 2.2. Sort Slicer categories can be arranged in ascending or descending order. You can also opt for Power BI native sorting.

#### 2.3. Font style Set the font style, size, and color, and use bold or italicized text formatting.

### 3. Customizing the header You can tailor the look and feel of the slicer header from the **Header** tab. #### 3.1. Show header Disable this toggle to hide the slicer header.

#### 3.2. Style Set bold or italicized text formatting and assign a header color.

#### 3.3. Gap Set the distance between the header and the slicer options.

#### 3.4. Position The header can be placed at the top or to the left of the slicer.

#### 3.5. Alignment Set the horizontal alignment of the slicer header.

### 4. Miscellaneous options #### 4.1. Multi select Enable the toggle to be able to select multiple options simultaneously.

#### 4.2. Show select all Allow users to select all the options in one go.

#### 4.3. Show search bar When you have a large number of options, you can enable the search bar to quickly narrow down categories.

#### 4.2. Show clear filter The

icon at the top right corner can be used to reset all selections. Disable the **Show Clear Filter** toggle to hide the icon.