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How to Restore the Card Visual in Power BI Desktop
Question details
The user needs to recover the standard Card visual that went missing in Power BI Desktop.
- Product
- Power BI Desktop
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- After a Power BI Desktop update, the default visual set changed, causing the Card visual to disappear from the user's workspace.
- Observed behavior
- The Card visual is no longer available in the visualizations pane, preventing the user from adding it to their report canvas.
Ensure your Power BI Desktop is currently open to the report where you are experiencing the missing visual issue.
Restore Default Visuals via the Build Pane
This is the primary method to refresh your visualization pane and bring back the default Card visual without needing to reinstall Power BI Desktop.
When Power BI Desktop updates, it may sometimes modify the default visual set layout. You can quickly override this and restore the standard options by accessing the settings within the Build pane.
Click anywhere on your blank report canvas and insert any available temporary visual. Make sure this new visual remains selected.
Navigate to the right side of the screen and expand the 'Build' pane if it is not already open.
Click on the ellipsis (...) icon located at the top right of the Build pane to open the extended options.
Click on 'Restore default visuals' from the drop-down menu. The default Card visual should immediately reappear in your available visual options.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my Card visual disappear after updating Power BI?
When Power BI Desktop updates, it frequently refreshes its default settings. This can sometimes cause the default visual set to change, temporarily hiding older standard visuals like the Card visual from the interface.
Do I need to reinstall Power BI to get my visuals back?
No, reinstallation is not necessary. You can easily fix this issue from inside the app by adding a temporary visual and selecting 'Restore default visuals' from the Build pane's ellipsis menu.
Will restoring default visuals delete my custom imported visuals?
No. The 'Restore default visuals' command strictly resets the standard Microsoft out-of-the-box visuals. It generally does not remove custom third-party visuals you have already imported into your specific report.
