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  - Visuals can be unpinned from the pane by right-clicking, and the whole pane reset with **Restore default visuals** from the ellipsis.
  - Small multiples split a single chart into a grid of the same chart by a category. The grid is adjustable up to six by six.
  - Small multiples don't support the hierarchical axis — the axis falls back to a concatenated format.
+ - **Gantt** joined the core set in preview in October 2026: task label, start and end dates (leave end blank for a milestone), an optional progress measure, up to three category levels, extra columns and a zoomable date axis. It's capped at 1,000 rows.
+ - Slicers moved on through 2026. The **date picker** slicer is GA with a single-date option (August), and the **list slicer** gained a dropdown mode with **Show selected first** (preview, October).
  - Different visual types apply different data point limits and reduction strategies, so a visual can be silently sampling rather than showing you everything.
  - Cross-filtering and cross-highlighting are on by default between visuals on a page. Line charts, scatter charts and maps can be cross-filtered but not cross-highlighted.
  - Matrix visuals built from fields across multiple tables can throw errors on other visuals when you cross-highlight multiple items at different hierarchy levels.
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  - Data point limits mean a scatter chart of a million rows isn't showing a million points. The visual won't tell you it reduced.
  - Maps look impressive and usually communicate less than a sorted bar chart of the same data. Use them when geography is the point, not as decoration.
  - Gauges need a meaningful target. Without one they're a card with extra ink.
+ - The new Gantt visual tops out at 1,000 rows and its auto-scaled axis stops at days. Fine for a project plan, not for an operational schedule with thousands of jobs.
  
  ## Consultant notes
  - The default core set covers well over 90% of real client requirements. Say so early — it heads off a custom visual conversation you'd rather not have later.