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How to make multi-row legends to show full name of legend in top left

I had Month on x axis Cost on y axis and some 20+ legends which is reflecting as stack bar in power bi. as legend is stings they are not showing as full name . How can I show those legend as full name as top left by making one or two rows of legend can be work

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BhavinVyas3003
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Power BI doesn’t support multi-row legends directly. Here’s a workaround:

  1. Turn off the default legend in the Format pane.
  2. Create a manual legend using a separate Matrix or Table visual:
    • Place it at the top-left.
    • Add your legend field and use conditional formatting (if needed) to match colours.
  3. Resize and arrange it to look like a multi-row legend.

 


Thanks,
Bhavin
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