How to Add a New Element to Your Visual

Adding new elements in Nebula is one of the core actions for building clean, structured Power BI backgrounds. Whether you’re designing from scratch or expanding an existing layout, Nebula makes it fast and intuitive to populate your report with custom shapes like rectangles, circles, and more.

This guide walks you through two simple ways to add elements—either from scratch or by duplicating existing ones—so you can work quickly and stay consistent in your design.

Step 1: Add a Completely New Element

1. Locate the plus sign (+) in the bottom right corner of the Nebula visual.
2. Click the plus icon to open the element type selector.
3. Choose the element you want to add (e.g., rectangle or circle).
4. The new shape will appear in the top-left corner of your Nebula canvas.
5. From here, you can move, resize, and customize it using the format settings.

Step 2: Duplicate an Existing Element

If you already have a styled element you want to reuse:

• Right-click the element and select Duplicate from the context menu.This creates an exact copy in the same position.
• Or use standard shortcuts: Ctrl+C to copy → Ctrl+V to paste

The duplicated element will retain its styles and formatting.

Design Efficiently, Stay Consistent

Mastering these two techniques will help you quickly populate your report pages with custom elements, maintain consistent design patterns, and speed up your workflow. Whether you’re designing one page or a whole report, these methods make Nebula a powerful tool in your Power BI layout toolkit.