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Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

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David Vella on 03 Mar 2017 15:47:34

If you have long names on a bar chart Y-Axis they get truncated. This is a problem if you have ones that start with something similar. Could we have a word wrap option on the format menu that takes advantage of the vertical space so the whole label can be shown.

Administrator on 01 Apr 2024 05:43:28

We are working on this

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 22:46:38

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Cross-posting - these ideas can likely be combined: https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/10833078-prevent-truncation-of-the-labels-on-the-axis

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Leah H on 05 Jul 2020 22:46:37

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Yes, very much a needed feature.

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Suwattana on 05 Jul 2020 22:46:30

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Changing fonts and font sizes are standard requirements on any visualization

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Karl on 05 Jul 2020 22:44:43

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Would be great to adjust font sizes on tree maps category labels. Even better if you could add an option that auto-sizes the font relative to the size of the box within the tree map. And why not be able to choose different fonts as well?

Changing fonts and font sizes should be standard for any place where fonts are displayed on any visualization.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:44:43

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

This would be a great idea, as you could create some nice designs if you have control over fonts size and word wrap at least.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:44:19

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

This is a must for certain types of treemap, at minimum allowing for percentage covering of the box rather than font size. at the moment, these are useable as the data is just so tiny you cant see it. (On large screens, presentations etc...)

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Will Scarbrough on 05 Jul 2020 22:43:50

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

WARNING! By adding Details to a Tree Map (a grouping of rectangles within the first rectangles, really the point of a tree map) Power BI may automatically remove some of the smallest groups without telling you! It appears this is done since the labels on the Details grouping are therefore hard to read...but this is not a helpful solution. Yes, they just disappear. Please change this behavior, as often the point of a tree map is to show all the groups, so disappearing some of them is a no-go.

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Sanjeev Kumar on 05 Jul 2020 22:43:17

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Please add this feature to tree map and all other relevant maps.
I have added product category and total spend to tree map but not able to visualize it comfortably. I need to increase the size so that while I am presenting this to my manager he can easily view the spend and category.

You are doing awesome.

Thank you.

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Jim Ekenberg on 05 Jul 2020 22:43:05

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Please add the capability of font change and size to tree maps.
Thank you.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:42:58

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

urgently needed

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