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I can’t seem to do something very basic as selecting the background color for a matrix.
I see only this option:
(I don’t see any option for conditional…)
I want my matrix to have the first 5 rows (or columns) yellow background “fixed”, and all the other rows to have white background.
Like this: (without the alternate)
(the visual is hard to navigate, that’s why I want a fixed background for the first 5…)
How can I achieve it?
(I am using the latest Power bi desktop version, it looks very different in other posts regarding this topic).
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @Anonymous ,
I think you can refer to this doc to set conditional formatting:
Apply conditional table formatting in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Best regards,
Community Support Team Selina zhu
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Hi @Anonymous ,
I think you can refer to this doc to set conditional formatting:
Apply conditional table formatting in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Best regards,
Community Support Team Selina zhu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
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