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Rae2023
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Bar Graph X Axis Orientation

Can anybody tell me if it is possible to rotate the X axis column names vertically similar to Excel and if so how to do it.rotate.jpg

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ppm1
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

You can do that with the PlotlyJS visual (free and certified). Create the bar chart and then update the ticklabel value in the JSON on the Save page as shown.

 

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Pat

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Rae2023
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Thanks Pat,

I'm relatively new to Power BI but I'm not sure how I can link my data to the PlotlyJS visual.

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