This article announces two new features for Amazon QuickSight: sparklines and custom sort for controls, enhancing table visualizations and filter controls.

• Sparklines embed compact inline trend charts directly within table cells for quick pattern recognition
• Custom sort allows authors to define business-driven ordering for dropdown and list filter controls
• Sparklines support up to 3 columns per table with 52 data point maximum and appear in PDF exports
• Custom sort available for dropdown and list controls; not available for date type columns
• Real-world applications include sales dashboards, financial reporting, and supply chain monitoring
• Sparklines help reduce dashboard real estate while providing more insight without chart-switching
• Custom sort enables filtering by business metrics like revenue rank instead of alphabetical order

These features improve dashboard usability by surfacing trends contextually and presenting filter options in business-relevant order, reducing reader confusion and follow-up questions.