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Hide header row in table visual and set column widths
Hi Anon9876 , Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.
No, Power BI does not currently allow you to force column headers to wrap independently of column width. Header text will only wrap when it exceeds the width of the column and there is no option to manually insert line breaks or enable force wrap behaviour. If the column is wide enough to display the entire header in one line, Power BI will not wrap it, even if wrapping had occurred previously when the column was narrower. The only way to restore wrapping is to reduce the column width until the text naturally wraps again.
If you're committed to using table visuals and want a vertically stacked layout that looks seamless, your current method of disabling auto-size, applying temporary wide number formatting to align columns and using formatting tricks to hide headers remains the only viable option in Power BI today. This approach, as described by alish_b , is valid for static reports where layout precision is essential and interactivity or filtering isn't central.
However, if you're open to restructuring your model for a more maintainable and dynamic report, danextian 's suggestion is the better long-term approach, using a matrix visual with either a disconnected table or calculation groups. This lets you display measures like Current Month and Year-To-Date as row items, eliminates the need for layered visuals or header hacks and aligns better with Power BI's native capabilities for grouping and formatting. It does take some setup, but it’s far more scalable and robust for evolving reporting needs.
Hi alish_b. Thanks you for your response. I had turned off the auto-size option so that I could try to manually set the column width to get the word wrapped headers appearing the way I want them, but lining them up is difficult. I will try your suggestion of formatting the measures instead with the auto-size turned on.
I am not sure about the disconnected tables. How does that help? All the amounts shown are measures from a single fact table. There are many others that I still need to add, but to stop the report from being too wide I need to show the current month and year-to-date measures vertically.
Community SupportHi Anon9876 , Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.
Power BI still doesn’t support hiding table headers or locking column widths across visuals. The most reliable workaround is to turn off “Auto-size column width” on both visuals. Temporarily apply wide number formats (like 000000000.00) to stretch columns, align them manually, then revert the formatting.
To hide headers in the second table, set the header font colour to match the background, reduce the font size to 8pt and rename headers to a space (" ") or a zero-width character (U+200B). This makes them visually disappear, though not technically removed. Use the Align tools and Selection Pane to stack the visuals precisely. Enable “Maintain layer order” to prevent interaction issues.
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