Using Slicers

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You can use this information to create a new slicer group.

  1. You can right-click a measure by pressing Shift+F10 or your Application key and going to the Slicers option in this menu.
  2. Once you hear Slicers, use your Right Arrow key to expand the submenu and tab to the New Group and press the Enter key.
  3. You will receive a message that New Slicer Group was successfully created, which you need to accept by pressing the Spacebar on the OK button.

    Note: You can also create a New Slicer group by going to the Slicers ribbon and pressing the Spacebar on New Group. You will receive the same confirmation message as described above.


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Renaming Slicers

You can use this information to rename a slicer group.

  1. Go to the Slicers ribbon.
  2. Press the Tab key until you hear Group 1. This is the default name for the first slicer group created in a report.
  3. Press the Spacebar on Group 1. You must tab to the edit field (named Group 1) to change the name of the group.
  4. Press the Tab key to apply your edits and press the Enter key.
  5. Press Shift+Tab to OK and press the Enter key or Spacebar on OK to exit the Edit Slicers dialog box.

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Adding Slicers to Groups

You can use this information to add a slicer to a group.

  1. Right-click a measure by pressing Shift+F10.
  2. Use the Up or Down Arrow key to go to the Slicers menu.
  3. Use the Right Arrow key to open the submenu.
  4. Use the Down Arrow key to navigate to Existing group. Press the Enter key if you have already created a slicer group.

    Note: You can also perform this operation by creating a new slicer group with the first slicer condition you add.

    To create a new slicer group with a slicer condition, perform the same operations as described for adding a slicer condition to an existing group, but select New Group instead. You will receive the same confirmation message as described when creating a new group from either the right-click menu or from the Slicers ribbon.

  5. A dialog box will open with the name of the existing group. Tab to the OK button to add this measure to the slicer group.

    Note: You can repeat this procedure as often as you need.


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Choosing a Slicer Condition

You can use this information to choose a condition for a slicer group.

  1. Tab to the Slicers tab.

    Note: Depending on the dimension you have selected, the fields may vary.

  2. Press the Tab key until you hear the first condition you are looking for.

    Note: It will be a drop-down list and you will hear to choose a slicer, use your arrow keys.

  3. Press the Spacebar to open the drop-down list.
  4. Use your Down Arrow key to navigate to the desired variable for the slicer and then press the Enter key on it.

    Note:

    • A dialog box will open and you must tab to the OK button to add the variable to the slicer.
    • If you have more than one condition in the group, you will have separate drop-down lists for each condition.

  5. To choose a different operator in the Slicer dialog box, press the Spacebar first to select the operator.
  6. To choose a different operator once inside a given operator, press the Tab key instead of using your arrow keys.
  7. To run the report with the Slicers, Shift+Tab back to Run and press the Spacebar to run the report.

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Hiding Groups in Slicers

To hide a given slicer group, perform the following:

  1. Navigate to the Slicers ribbon.
  2. Press the Tab key until you hear the name of the Group. The default name is Group1.
  3. When you hear the name of the group, press the Spacebar.
  4. A dialog box will open in the Slicers ribbon. Navigate to the General tab.

    Note: To activate this tab, you must press the Spacebar when you hear General radio button.

  5. Tab to this list of groups, and then use the Down Arrow key to select the group you wish to hide and exclude. After selecting the group, tab to the check boxes, and select the appropriate check box.
  6. Tab to the Apply button and press the Spacebar.
  7. Shift+Tab back to the OK button and press the Spacebar.

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Making a Slicer Condition a Required Field

To make a slicer condition a required field, perform the following tasks:

  1. Navigate to the Slicers ribbon.
  2. Tab to the name of the group containing the slicer conditions.
  3. Press the Spacebar on that group to open the dialog box for that group.
  4. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the list of slicer conditions.
  5. Select the condition or conditions you wish to make required.
  6. After selecting a condition, tab to the check boxes and press the Spacebar to select the condition.
  7. After selecting the check boxes, tab to Apply and press the Spacebar.
  8. Then Shift+Tab back to the OK button and press the Spacebar.

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