# Basic Slicer Plume: 8 how-to guides (list, bookmarks, hierarchy…)

> Show values as a list, sync the slicer across pages, save a selection in a bookmark, allow only one value at a time, and build a three-level hierarchy.

- Language: English
- Web page: https://plumevisuals.com/en/tutorials/basic-slicer-plume-cas-pratiques
- Published: 2026-10-14
- Visual: Basic Slicer Plume, technical reference: https://plumevisuals.com/ai/visuals/basic-slicer.md
- If an option name in this tutorial differs from the technical reference, the reference is right (it is generated from the visual's code).

These recipes assume a Basic Slicer Plume is already in place. If it isn't, start with [getting started](/en/tutorials/segment-menu-deroulant-hierarchie): the examples reuse its data. Features marked ★ are premium: they work without a license, with a watermark.

## How do I keep the values always visible, like the native list slicer?

In a side column, readers should see all the values without opening a menu.

1. In **Format › Layout**, set **Style** to *Vertical list*.
2. Give the frame the list height you want; beyond that, the list scrolls.
3. In **Format › Header**, turn on **Show value / selection count** if you want to see how many values are checked.

Result: the values (or the tree) stay displayed below the header, with the **Clear** button in the header. No need to turn off the background or bring the visual to the front: nothing opens over the report. This style is free. For buttons side by side instead of a list (one level only), choose *Tile* and set **Columns**.

## How do I sync the slicer across several pages?

Readers pick their categories on the first page and want to find them again on the next pages: that's **slicer sync**, a Power BI feature.

1. Select Basic Slicer Plume on the first page.
2. In the ribbon, select **View › Sync slicers**. The **Sync slicers** pane lists the report's pages.
3. In the sync column (circular arrows icon), check each page that should share the selection.
4. In the visibility column (eye icon), check the pages where the menu should also be displayed. Power BI places a copy of the visual there.

5. On each new page, redo the overlay settings: taller frame, **Bring to front**, background turned off.

Result: check "Kitchen" on one page and it's checked on all synced pages, hierarchy included.

## How do I save a selection in a bookmark?

You want a "Home department" button that checks the right categories in one go. A **bookmark** (see the [glossary](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume#glossary)) is a snapshot of the page's state, slicer selections included.

1. In the menu, check **Decor** and **Lighting**, then close it.
2. In the ribbon, select **View › Bookmarks**, then click **Add** in the **Bookmarks** pane.
3. Open the new bookmark's **…** menu › **Rename**, and name it "Home".
4. In the same menu, make sure **Data** is checked: this is the option that saves slicer selections.
5. Select **Insert › Buttons › Blank**, then in **Format › Action**, choose the **Bookmark** type and the "Home" bookmark.
6. Clear the selection with the × in the box, then Ctrl + click the button (in edit mode).

Result: Decor and Lighting are checked again in the menu and the page is filtered. A selection of specific products (sub-levels) is restored the same way.

## How do I open the report with categories already checked? ★

When it opens, the report should show lighting and garden right away, without a bookmark or a click from the reader: **preselection** checks the values returned by a measure.

1. With the `Sales` table selected, **Modeling › New measure**:

```dax
Preselected Categories = "Lighting;Garden"
```

2. Drag `Preselected Categories` into the visual's **Preselection** well.
3. In **Format › Preselection**, leave **Apply** on *Once per session*.
4. Clear the selection (× in the box), save the report, close it and reopen it.

Result: both categories are checked with all their products, and the box says so. The visual looks for each value in every level; if the same label exists under two parents, write `Home › Lighting`. A selection saved in the report or recalled by a bookmark is kept; turn on **Force** to replace it.

## How do I stop the slicer from filtering a specific visual?

The "Total orders" card must stay on the total, whatever category is chosen.

1. Select Basic Slicer Plume.
2. In the ribbon, select **Format › Edit interactions**.
3. Above the card, click the **None** icon (circle with a slash).
4. Click **Edit interactions** again to leave this mode.

Result: the card ignores the slicer; the other visuals stay filtered.

## How do I allow only one value at a time?

A page that compares products only makes sense for a single category.

1. In **Format › Selection**, set **Mode** to *Single value*.
2. Turn on **Always keep one value selected**.

Result: radio buttons replace the checkboxes, choosing a value closes the menu, and the clear (×) button disappears: one value always stays chosen.

## How do I build a three-level Department › Category › Product hierarchy? ★

The catalog is organized by department, then category, then product.

1. In the **Field (or hierarchy levels)** well, drag `Department` above `Category`. The order becomes `Department`, `Category`, `Product`.
2. In **Format › Hierarchy**, set **Levels expanded on open** to *1*: categories are visible as soon as the menu opens.
3. Turn on **Expand all / Collapse all buttons**.
4. Turn on **Format › Search › Show**: when you type "vase", the product appears with Home and Decor expanded.

Result: a three-level menu. Without a license key, it works with the "Premium preview" watermark.

## How can I tell, with the menu closed, which category the chosen product belongs to?

"Vase" alone in the box doesn't say where it comes from.

1. In **Format › Hierarchy**, turn on **Parent in the box (Parent › Value)**.
2. Also turn on **Child count on parents** to see how many products each category contains.

Result: the closed box shows "Decor › Vase", and each parent in the menu shows its number of children in parentheses.

## Learn more

- [Getting started with Basic Slicer Plume](/en/tutorials/segment-menu-deroulant-hierarchie): the data to prepare and a first visual, step by step.
- [Basic Slicer Plume: every field and setting explained](/en/tutorials/basic-slicer-plume-champs-et-reglages): every field well and every setting.
- [Getting started with Plume visuals](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume): installation, license, styles and settings shared by all visuals.
- The visual's page: [Basic Slicer Plume](/en/visuals/basic-slicer). Have a question? [Support](/en/support).