You may have noticed when you make a graph and select something, your selection is highlighted:
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/04/image-211.png)
In this case, this is not a useful function. To eliminate this problem, you can create a 'dummy highlight'.
Step-by-step:
- Create a calculated field and just write a random word that is not related to your data:
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/04/image-212.png)
2. left-click and drag this calculated field into your details on the marks card.
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/04/image-213.png)
3. Create a highlight action and configure as follows:
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/04/image-214.png)
Now when you click on your graph, you shouldn't see any highlights!
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/04/image-215.png)