Repositioning report visuals by editing their position (X and Y coordinates)

PL-300 By islever Editorial Last updated Sep 25, 2026

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Short answer

C The X and Y position properties place each visual on the report canvas.

Question

You have a Power BI report that contains the visuals shown in the following table. You need to modify the location of each visual. What should you modify for each visual? - Exhibit: Repositioning report visuals by editing their position (X and Y

Exhibit: Repositioning report visuals by editing their position (X and Y

the layer order
the padding
the position Correct Answer
the tab order

Key Takeaways

A visual's position — its X and Y values under General > Properties — is the coordinate pair that decides where the visual sits on the canvas; editing it moves the visual.

A report contains several visuals whose locations must change, and the exhibit lists per-visual coordinates, so the property controlling each visual's placement must be identified.

Common mistake: Confusing layer order or tab order with location — both order things (stacking depth and keyboard focus sequence) without moving a single pixel of any visual.

Expert Analysis

Why the Answer Is Correct

The exhibit shows each visual alongside coordinate values, which correspond to the visual's Position settings (X and Y) in the Format pane's General properties. Modifying the position (C) changes the canvas location of each visual directly — that is the definition of the task.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Layer order (A) determines which overlapping visual renders in front of another; it changes stacking, not placement. Padding (B) inserts space inside a visual between its border and contents — it alters the visual's internal layout, not its coordinates on the page. Tab order (D) sequences keyboard navigation through visuals, with no effect on where anything appears.

Community Comment Notes

A commenter reads the exhibit plainly: the numbers shown are coordinates, and coordinates are the position property, so C is correct. Another observes that layer and tab order clearly cannot relocate anything, leaving position as the only candidate.

Official Reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-what-is-desktop

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Community Votes

100%

100% of anonymous learners picked answer C. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.

Discussion 12 contributions

Compiled from public community threads and reader submissions, lightly edited for clarity. Handles and vote tallies are shown as recorded, and comments reflect the views of individual contributors.

From public community threads 12

MITZ619 👍 4 Answered C

C. should be the correct answer because the position of a visual in Power BI determines where it appears on the report page.
jaume 👍 2 Answered C

It seems clear to me modifying the layer order and/or tab order is not going to change the location of any visual but it could be argued modifying the padding is changing it. Anyway, no discusion modifying the position is changing the position
Florinuca 👍 2

The correct answer is C = Position (X and Y coordinates)
539d541 👍 2 Answered C

Ridiculously wrong answer given.....it is C
Anloindian123 👍 1 Answered C

The coordinates correspond to the position of each visual. C is correct

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noone420 👍 8 Answered C

C is correct
albert1809 👍 3 Answered C

i think the answer is C
LuluSkyy 👍 1

Correct answer is C
rcaliandro 👍 1 Answered C

C, the position
INDEAVR 👍 1 Answered C

C. the position
varuns 👍 1 Answered C

the position
AfuIRa 👍 1

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