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Cornell Emile on 06 Jul 2016 00:29:18

Is it possible to add the functionality of displaying labels (value, location,etc) on the Shape Map visual (in preview as of June 2016)?

The visual does currently display a tooltip for the location.

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Petrisor-Florentin Podeanu on 08 Apr 2024 09:56:19

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I too would like to visualize labels on my shape map visual. Thanks.

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Petrisor-Florentin Podeanu on 22 Sep 2023 08:24:10

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I too would like to visualize labels on my shape map visual. Thanks.

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on 04 Sep 2023 03:10:48

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I too would like to visualize labels on my shape map visual.

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Kirsty Skutans on 04 Jul 2023 06:53:41

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Kind of crazy that in 2023 the shape map still has no option for some type of label. Even as an interactive map, without the option to overlay the map over a real map with names etc makes it difficult to justify it's use. Really disappointing.

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Garrett Fox on 21 Jun 2023 09:14:31

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Agree with below comments. Microsoft you should feel utterly embarrassed by the lack of data labels for the Custom Shape Map visual. Makes people want to give up on Power BI completely for mapping.

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Alisher BERDIMURATOV on 22 Feb 2023 11:09:33

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Useless visual without labels feature.

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Oliver Vaughan on 22 Feb 2023 10:23:14

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I would consider this a core feature of this visual which is currently lacking. The lack of this feature is causing issues as charts are potentially not accessible to those with disabilities, as well as being generally less intuitive to use than they otherwise could be.

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Ben Halicki on 14 Feb 2023 22:06:01

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This is a basic requirement and should have been part of the initial implementation. A bit like having a pie chart without labels. As a workaround, can use text boxes in combination with measures, but it is a clunky solution.

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Colby Ross on 24 Jan 2023 16:07:16

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Yes Please add this functionality.

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Timothy Adegboye on 17 Oct 2022 09:59:21

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This feature is highly needed and crucial