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colin_sutton
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How to insert an additional header row in a table?

I'm setting up a report in PowerBI, trying to match the formatting of an existing report, but can't see how to insert text in or over my column headers:

The header should look like:

Name | ID | Date of Birth   | Sex

     |    | dd | Mon | YYYY |     |

(where the column names are coloured) 

It's simple to do this in excel, but I can't see how to do it in PowerBI.

 

 

 
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Anonymous
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Hi,

 

I think you can just use a textbox and write a custom text in there and add it in the place you were looking for. It is there in the Home --> Insert (right above image). May be that will help?

 

Regards

E

Header.JPG

 Do you mean like this, with text boxes above the table? It is hard to get the columns to line up and the borders don't match.

@Anonymous So, I guess it's not possible without writing a new visual?

Anonymous
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Hi Colin - 

 

I am sorry for that... yes, I believe we may need to have a custom Visual created for it or wait for PowerBI to come up with a solution later on. You can try suggesting a new idea for this one. I am sorry again for not being able to solve this for you.

 

Regards

E

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