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e175429
Helper IV
1 year ago
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Changing Date Format

Hello all,   This is my x-axis, with some of the months cut off because it's too long.   Is there any way to change the format to a month/year format like "Jan 23"?   Or are we bound to t...
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    Syk
    1 year ago

    You can format the date a ton of different ways by creating a new column. This should give you what you want.

    Date Format =
FORMAT ( 'Date'[Date], "mmm" ) & " " & FORMAT ( 'Date'[Date], "yy" )
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Syk
Resident Rockstar
1 year ago

You can format the date a ton of different ways by creating a new column. This should give you what you want.

Date Format =
FORMAT ( 'Date'[Date], "mmm" ) & " " & FORMAT ( 'Date'[Date], "yy" )
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    e175429
    Helper IV
    1 year ago

    Hey Syk,

     

    How do I get the dates to ascend in order?

     

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      Syk
      Resident Rockstar
      1 year ago

      There are different options to sort. If you select the chart and select the "..." in the top right, you can sort on different fields/values. You may also need to order your new column by your date column to ensure it's getting the correct order. Select your column and the column tools should pop up allowing you to sort your new column.

       

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        e175429
        Helper IV
        1 year ago

        Sorry, I should've been more specific.

         

        When I try to order the new column by Date I get this message:

        I'm only given 2 options to sort the axis itself. This is one:

        And this is the other: