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Jimbok11
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Formatting Columns and bars

Hello all,

 

Apologies if this has been asked before, but is there any way of formatting the columns within the chart, for things like:

 

- Column width

- Column spacing

- Column border colours

- Placement of data labels within columns (sometimes it puts the label at the top, sometimes within it's centre).

 

Thanks,


Alex

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Seth_C_Bauer
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@Jimbok11 You can't manually format parts of visuals. Each visual has slightly different formating options (it sounds like you already know this) - but out of the box, you currently can't perform the formating you list below.

Other options for visuals would be using a custom visual, R visual, or develop your own (but some of those require knowledge in those areas). 

 

I would add some votes to this request here.


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