Annotate and share a tile, report, or visual in Power BI mobile apps

Applies to:

iPhones	iPads	Android phones	Android tablets

You can annotate and share a snapshot of a tile, report, or visual from the Power BI mobile app for iOS and Android devices. Your recipients see it exactly as it was when you sent the mail, plus a link. You can send snapshots of tiles to anyone — not just colleagues in the same email domain. You can add annotations — lines, text, or stamps — before you share it.

A report with annotations

The mail with the snapshot of the tile, report, or visual also includes a link to the actual object on the Power BI service (https://powerbi.com). Your recipients can click the link and go straight to that tile, report, or visual, if you and they have Power BI Pro licenses, or the content is in a Premium capacity, and you've already shared the item with them.

You can share a tile from the Power BI mobile app for Windows 10 devices, too, but not annotate it.

Open a tile for annotating

1. Tap the tile to open it in focus mode.
2. Tap the annotate icon in the upper-right corner of the tile.
3. You're ready to annotate and share the tile.

Open a report for annotating

1. Open a report.
2. Tap the annotate icon in the upper-right corner of the report.
3. You're ready to annotate and share the report.

Open a visual for annotating

1. In a report, tap a visual, then tap the expand icon to open it in focus mode.

   

2. Tap the annotate icon in the upper-right corner of the visual.

3. You're ready to annotate and share the visual.

Annotate and share the tile, report, or visual

1. Here's how you annotate:

   

   The annotation bar in iPhones and iPads

   

   The annotation bar in Android devices

   • To draw lines of different colors and thicknesses, tap the squiggly-line icon, choose a width and color, and draw.
   • To type comments, tap the AA, choose the text size and color, and type.
   • To paste stamps (like emoticons) on the tile, tap the smiley face, choose a color, and tap where you want them.

2. After annotating, tap Share in the upper-right corner.

3. Open your mail app, type the recipients' names, and modify the message, if you want.

   

   The mail has an image, and a link to the specific tile, report, or visual.

4. Tap Send.

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