#RENAME X AXIS LABELS STATA PLUS#

Power BI creates two Y axes, allowing the values to be scaled differently. Reformat the visualization to remove the angled X-axis labels. This type of visual supports a single line chart value and multiple stackable column values.ĭrag Sales > Gross Margin Last Year % from your Fields pane into the Line Values bucket. Select the column chart, and change it to a Line and stacked column chart. Before we can format dual Y axes, we'll create a combo chart that compares trends for sales and gross margin. Some visualizations can benefit from having two Y axes. Let's make the gridlines stand out by changing the color and increasing the stroke:Įxpand The Gridlines Tab: Select HorizontalĪfter all these customizations, your column chart should look something like this:Ĭustomizing visualizations with dual Y axes We'll add Y-axis titles to a dual-axis visual later in this tutorial. For this visualization, having a Y-Axis title doesn't improve the visual, so leave Title turned Off. When the Y-axis title is On, the Y-axis title displays next to the Y-axis labels. One reason you might want to turn off the Y-axis, is to save space for more data. Right now, they're light grey, small, and difficult to read. The Y-axis labels are displayed to the left by default. Let's make a few changes to get you familiar with the options, and then you can explore the rest on your own. The following example continues our customization of a column chart. And, for categories, you can modify the width, size, and padding of bars, columns, lines, and areas. For values, you can modify the display units, decimal places, starting point, and end point. You can add and modify the data labels, Y-axis title, and gridlines. There are many features that can be customized for the Y-axis. If you ever need to revert all of the changes, select Revert to default at the bottom of the X-Axis customization pane. Save the changes you've made and move to the next section. In this case, it's FiscalMonth.įormat the title text color, size, and font:Īxis title: Type Fiscal Month (with a space)Īfter you finish the customizations, your stacked column chart looks something like this: The first thing you'll notice is that your visualization now has a default X-axis title. When the X-axis title is On, the X-axis title displays below the X-axis labels. It now accommodates the 14-point text without needing to display the text on an angle or with a scrollbar. Here, we've selected the second option and grabbed one of the resize bars to make the visualization wider. Display fewer columns and add a scrollbar by increasing Minimum category width.Change the text size to something smaller than 14.Maybe you don't like the way the X-axis text is displayed on a diagonal.

Some reasons you may want to set the X axis to Off, is if the visualization is self-explanatory without labels or if you have a crowded report page and need to make space to display more data. In the Visualizations pane, select Format (the paint brush icon The X-axis labels display below the columns in the chart. Let's add a few customizations to get you familiar with the options and then you can explore the rest on your own. The following example shows customization for a column chart. Categorical axes show the category label for each data point, and will scroll if content doesn't fit within the plot area. Continuous axes can be linear or log scale, and show all the data without scrolling.

If the primary axis data type is scalar, you can choose between continuous axis (the default for scalar types like numeric and datetime) or categorical. And for values, you can modify the display units, decimal places, and grid lines. For categories, you can modify the width, size, and padding of bars, columns, lines, and areas. You can add and modify the data labels and X-axis title. There are many features that are customizable for the X-axis. Power BI gives you almost limitless options for formatting your visualization. To set the Y-axis values, from the Fields pane, select Sales > Last Year Sales and Sales > This Year Sales > Value.

To set the X-axis values, from the Fields pane, select Time > FiscalMonth. This adds an empty template to your report canvas.

#RENAME X AXIS LABELS STATA PLUS#

In Power BI Desktop, open the Retail Analysis sample.Īt the bottom, select the yellow plus icon to add a new page.įrom the Visualizations pane, select the stacked column chart icon.

Prerequisitesīefore you can customize your visualization, you have to build it. This video might use earlier versions of Power BI Desktop or the Power BI service.

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