From Static to Smart: How to Make Titles Responsive in Power BI

Dynamic titles help your report viewers instantly understand the current context — what filters are applied, which region is selected, or what time period the data represents.

A well-designed Power BI dashboard improves data storytelling and dynamic/responsive titles plays a crucial role in making reports more interactive. Dynamic titles help your report viewers instantly understand the current context — what filters are applied, which region is selected, or what time period the data represents. It makes your Power BI dashboards more responsive, intuitive, and professional.

In this blog post, we’ll explore how to create dynamic title headers in Power BI using DAX measures and conditional formatting.

Why Use Dynamic Titles in Power BI?

• Improves Clarity – Titles reflect user selections, making reports more intuitive.

• Enhances Interactivity – Users get customized insights based on filters applied.

• Eliminates Static Labels – No need to manually edit titles when filters change.

Let’s walk through how to visualize dynamic titles on charts Profit by Region and Profit by Category, while managing slicers for Region, Category, and Year using the Superstore dataset.

STEP 1: Add your slicers (Region, Category and Year) in the report.

STEP 2: Creating a DAX Measure for Dynamic Title

A dynamic title requires DAX calculations to extract the selected slicer value. SELECTEDVALUE() is the most used function, as it retrieves the value of a filtered column. Now create DAX measures for the bar chart visuals “Profits by Region” , “Profits by Category” that requires dynamic titles.

In this DAX measure, SELECTEDVALUE() retrieves the selected region and the selected Year values from the slicer. If no selection is made, then defaults to “All Regions”/”All Categories” and “All Years”. This allows users to see insights specific to the filters.

STEP 3: Conditional Formatting your title

After creating DAX expression, you need to apply it to the visual’s title. Go to visualization -> choose paintbrush icon -> General -> Title -> Text choose fx button. In the dialog box, Format style -> choose field value, what field should we base this on -> choose the dynamic measure you just created.

You now have a smart title that updates based on what the user selects in the slicers!

Visual with defaults - No filters chosen

How It Works

•  If a user selects "East" from the Region slicer and "2017" from the Year slicer, the title updates to: "Profits for East in 2017"

• If no region or year is selected, it defaults to: "Profits for All Regions in All Years"

• This makes reports dynamic by allowing users to see insights specific to their filters.

Slicers: Region -> East, Year->2017

With the right DAX formulas and conditional formatting, your Power BI visuals can adapt in real time to ensure a seamless experience for users. Whether you're tracking regional sales, financial performance, or customer trends, dynamic titles make reports more insightful and user-friendly.

Advanced Customizations for Dynamic Titles

• Use CONCATENATEX if you allow multi-select in slicers.

• Use EDIT INTERACTIONS - If you're working with slicers and multiple visuals on a Power BI page, you may want each slicer to control only specific visuals

References:

Expression-based titles in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

SELECTEDVALUE function - DAX | Microsoft Learn