Quick summary
Adding a tooltip in Power BI lets you display contextual information when users hover over a button, improving dashboard usability. This guide walks through enabling the Tooltip action via the Format button panel and configuring its style and field settings.
Steps
- Go to the page where you want to create a tooltip and click the button.
- With the button selected, click the Format button panel.
- Click Action to expand the action settings.
- Find the Tooltip option and turn it ON.
- Set the Format style and the target field for the tooltip.
- Once done, click OK to confirm your settings.
- Hover over the button to confirm the custom tooltip is now active in Power BI.
