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Paulx99
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Conditional Formatting in Power BI Desktop

Hi All

 

Does anyone know if conditional formatting (as per what can be done with conditional formatting in Excel), can be done in Power BI Desktop ? I'm patriculary interested in conditional formatting on matrix's and tables. Can;t seem to find any conditional formatting in PBI Desktop at all right now....

 

Thanks

 

 

Paul

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Greg_Deckler
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Take a look at the Ideas posted here:

 

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi?query=conditional%20formatting

 

There are three of them, the one for tables is marked as PLANNED. So, good news.



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Good news indeed. We can't not have conditional formatting in PBI Desktop - absolutely essential in my view. Also, I'm looking for a bolding option (icon) to be added to the Column and Row headers.

 

Without a bolding option, (depending on the colour used for conditional formatting when available), column and row headers on tables and matrix's in particular could disappear. Right now, they just don't stand out compared to the data displayed on a table or matrix. They need to.

Sean
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@Paulx99 Speaking of conditional formatting - we should be able to also create KPIs in PBI

 

ANYONE who likes this idea please Vote here...

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/8276622-create-kpi-in-designer-fi...

Hey Sean

 

I just posted a separate suggestion entitled 'Add a bolding option (icon) to the Column and Row headers (in Format options)'.

 

Let's hope people vote for that too !

 

Paul

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