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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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    Ivo Wings on 15 Sep 2021 09:27:42

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

    Please add this basic functionality. It's very frustrating in case there are long labels. 

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    Carson Raycraft on 10 Sep 2021 16:53:03

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

    This is the number one ask I get about the dashboards I create for users: "Can we wrap y-axis label". It's always a fun conversation to explain someone that this feature present in older reporting tools isn't present.

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    David Dai on 07 Sep 2021 06:16:11

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

    Pls add this function to other charts too if possible...

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    Amani Ramahi on 26 Aug 2021 14:21:24

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

    I cant believe this does not have more votes! word wrapping for category in cards is a MUST! 

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    Kelly Dunn on 20 Aug 2021 16:59:09

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

    also vote for these similar ones:
    https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=94324d3d-5d73-4258-bd78-fe456b7a9422
    https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=992e232d-5944-eb11-8fed-281878bd9103
    https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=31951674-04da-44c3-9a95-24e951b0f424

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    Kelly Dunn on 20 Aug 2021 16:58:04

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

    this would be so helpful. I have to make my visuals so huge or font so small to view it all, which seems silly because there is so much empty space. 

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    Erin Hood on 18 Aug 2021 21:23:20

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

    Please, please, please. this would help so much with individuals with long names or demographic categories with complexity that needs to be clearly identified.

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    Hollie Rawlings on 16 Aug 2021 15:36:35

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

    cant believe we don't have this yet :( 

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    Keith Yanase on 05 Aug 2021 21:57:57

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

    This can't be that difficult to implement, right? This is a much needed feature for organizing visuals.

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    SARAVANAN R on 04 Aug 2021 10:36:03

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

    It will be helpful, if we can have fx button to adjust the width or height of visual based on some conditional values

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