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Update Graphs to allow ability to reformat just the body of a graph

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Ryan Stearns on 03 Aug 2021 14:41:04

Add the ability to reformat just the body of a graph in addition to the entire graph widget. One best practice is to use a light shading for the background of the graph, but to have the background be white for the main body of the graph to emphasize the data ink and draw the eye toward it.

If you're able to figure out how to add an image, you could point out that we would like to be able to reformat the area boxed in blue independently from the area boxed in red.

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Jay Call on 03 Aug 2021 14:58:21

RE: Update Graphs to allow ability to reformat just the body of a graph

This additional flexibility in design would make PowerBI more appealing to me because it would allow for more customizable displays that could improve readability and comprehension.

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Ryan Stearns on 03 Aug 2021 14:56:29

RE: Update Graphs to allow ability to reformat just the body of a graph

Correction on the suggestion:

Add the ability to reformat just the body of a graph in addition to the entire graph widget. One best practice is to use a light shading for the background of the graph, but to have the background be white for the main body of the graph to emphasize the data ink and draw the eye toward it.

In the image below, we would like to be able to change the background to white just in the area boxed in blue, but leave the light shading in the outer area boxed in red.