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title: Using Bookmarks in Power BI to Give Users a Web-like Feel
description: Should you use slicers or bookmarks in Power BI? Learn a tip to give your end users a more web-like feel using bookmarks!
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# [Using Bookmarks in Power BI to Give Users a Web-like Feel](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/slice-or-bookmark-in-power-bi)

 Written by [Matt Peterson](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/author/matt-peterson) | Jul 06, 2020

To slice or to bookmark? Oh, the quandaries of data analysis. 

Slicers are cool, but bookmarks might be better- at least in some instances.  Slicers are excellent when you want to dissect your data down to finer detail.  Are slicers complicated to use?  Not really.  **Can we give our end users a more web-like feel using bookmarks?  You bet!**

In this demo, I am going to show you how we can create bookmarks using the selection, filter, and bookmarks pane.  We will not have a slicer visible to our end-user, but the images or buttons we use for our bookmarks will give our end-user the same desired results with a* more web-like feel.*

The most important thing I have found when making bookmarks is to **rename all of your images, visuals, and any other object you add to a report page in the selection pane.**** ** This will help avoid confusion throughout the bookmaking process.

Hope this was another helpful tip from the Algebra teacher that went to Power BI! 

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