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Resize bar width for a single bar

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Chandresh on 06 Jun 2017 11:45:56

Is it possible to make a single bar in a stacked chart wider than they appear by default?
It takes more space in a chart, to increase a bar, need to increase a size of whole chart then only it is visible.
Can we get a option to increase the width of a single bar stacked chart?

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Aaron on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:16

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

I don't understand how Microsoft can say they are investing a lot into PowerBI but this functionality does not exist yet. This is the basic of the basic of the basic when it comes to reporting.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:34:22

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

At times the spacing between bars on the charts impacts how much data you can show based on the names on x Axis. being able the shorten the space between bars would help.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:46

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

Please Add this functionality - you can do it in all other Office products

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Anonymous on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:28

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

Please add this !! It looks horrible if there's only a couple of bars on the chart. I agree with Renco Lubbers, you should automatically determine the bar width based on the number of bars and the width of the chart.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:31:36

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

Report hardly displays. No charts.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:17

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

Again, more problems when trying to show reports on large hi-res displays. You can do better.

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bill on 05 Jul 2020 23:29:36

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

Under X-Axis options for minimum category width exists...solved my problem mostly i think.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:42

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

You can play trick around. Step by Step explained

1. Select the bar chart

2. Go to Format options, and click X-axis

3. Select TYPE as CATEGORICAL. Then appears 3 options namely, (Minimum category width, Max size and Inner Padding)

4. Update the INNER PADDING option with 40-45% or as is ur requirement.

5. DONE :)

6. (Optional) Revert X-axis TYPE back to CONTINUOUS, if that is the requirement of ur project. The Previous Bar size change done will remain intact.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:51

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

I require the bar size other way round, by decreaing its size, as my dat displayed is less. So it would be great if we can decrease the size of bars in the chart manually too.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:24

RE: Resize bar width for a single bar

please! this is necessary!