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Power BI's mobile layout view is used to create views of report pages that are optimized for viewing on mobile devices. Mobile layout view is available in both Power BI Desktop and in the Power BI service. This article explains how to open the mobile layout view and describes the features it provides.
You can open mobile layout view in both Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Use the layout switcher at the bottom of the page to toggle between mobile and web layout.
Alternatively select the View ribbon and choose Mobile layout.
The mobile layout view will open.
The features of the mobile layout view are described below.
Start creating your mobile-optimized view by selecting the auto-create mobile layout option or by choosing your visuals and dragging them on to the mobile layout canvas.
The auto-create mobile layout feature enables you to automatically generate a mobile-optimized layout for any new or existing report page.
When you choose the auto-create mobile layout option, a new complete layout with your report's visuals is created on the mobile layout canvas. If the canvas already has a layout, it will be removed and replaced with the new automatically generated layout.
The auto-create engine understands the desktop layout of your report and builds a mobile layout that considers the position, size, type, and order of the visuals that the report contains. It places both visible and hidden visuals, so if you have bookmarks that change a visual's visibility, they'll work in the automatically created mobile layout as well.
The auto-create mobile layout feature is intended to help you get started building mobile-optimized views for your reports. The quality of the result can vary, depending on the structure and complexity of the report's desktop layout. If the autogenerated mobile layout isn't exactly what you wanted or expected, you can tweak it manually until you're satisfied, or you can use Undo (Ctrl+Z) to go back to the previous layout (if any). The auto-create engine uses the same logic every time, so unless you change the source desktop layout, selecting the auto-create option again won’t give you a different result.
The feature works best with simple reports. For simple reports, the autogenerated layout might be usable as is. For more complex reports, tweaking might be required. The following list describes some of the factors that affect the quality of the generated layout. The more you build your desktop layout with these considerations in mind, the better the autogenerated layout will be.
The auto-create engine reads the report horizontally from left to right, starting from the top. Therefore, reports whose general layout follows that structure are more likely to be satisfactorily rendered than reports that have a strong vertical component, such as a left-hand report navigation bar.
The engine can't handle background images.
Too much overlaying is a challenge for the engine. It will do its best, but the result might not be optimal.
If there are too many images, not all of them might fit on the mobile layout canvas, in which case you'll still see unplaced visuals on the Page visuals pane after choosing the auto create option. Keep in mind that the engine places both visible and hidden images on the canvas, so if there are many hidden images (such as can be the case if images are used for layout purposes), it might look like there's room on the canvas when in fact there isn't.
The auto-create mobile layout feature is in preview. It's enabled in the Power BI service. In Power BI Desktop the feature is controlled by the Auto-create mobile layout preview feature switch that can be accessed by navigating to File > Options and settings > Options > Preview features. The feature switch is enabled by default.
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With 4 chances to enter, you could win a conference package and make it to the LIVE Grand Finale in Las Vegas
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