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Date Formatting - Limited Options
I believe this changed with the most recent update, but why are the date formatting options severely limited now? My default format in dashboards was "mmm dd". Now to get that result, I have to creat...
You can always use a custom date format which can be applied globally or just within the visual. Note: Custom data format within the visual for month requires uppercase M.
Murtaza_Ghafoor
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Super UserHi Specker ,
This is power BI default formatting options available, however Power BI supports custom formatting options.
Select your original Date column.
- Go to Model view.
- Select the column.
- In the Properties / Formatting area, look for Format.
- Choose Custom.
Enter: mmm dd
This should display
- Jan 05
- Feb 06
- Apr 07
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