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Anonymous
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How can I align column subtotals in a powerbi table to the left?

 
Hi I'm looking for a way to left align the totals column which by default power bi attached photo (In a table)
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v-yanjiang-msft
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

According to your description, there isn't a simple way to move the total column to the left now. However there is a workaround, instead of using automatic subtotals, you create "Total" rows in your data tables. Here's my solution.

Sample table:

vkalyjmsft_0-1664522186577.png

1.Create a new table.

Table 2 =
VAR _total =
    ROW ( "Year", " Total", "Value", SUM ( 'Table'[Value] ) )
RETURN
    UNION ( 'Table', _total )

Result:

vkalyjmsft_1-1664522210793.png

2. As we can see, I added one row at the end of my original data table, and give them “ Total” as the Year value. The blank character before the “Total” can make it become the first column in the Matrix because the columns in the Matrix of Power BI are sorted by the first character ascending.

3. Get the result.

vkalyjmsft_2-1664522337343.png

I attach my sample below for your reference.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

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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DataPhil
New Member

Found an easier way under:

Format Pane > Specific Column

1) select Apply to total toggle

2) select Alignment > left

Align left totalsAlign left totals

v-yanjiang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

According to your description, there isn't a simple way to move the total column to the left now. However there is a workaround, instead of using automatic subtotals, you create "Total" rows in your data tables. Here's my solution.

Sample table:

vkalyjmsft_0-1664522186577.png

1.Create a new table.

Table 2 =
VAR _total =
    ROW ( "Year", " Total", "Value", SUM ( 'Table'[Value] ) )
RETURN
    UNION ( 'Table', _total )

Result:

vkalyjmsft_1-1664522210793.png

2. As we can see, I added one row at the end of my original data table, and give them “ Total” as the Year value. The blank character before the “Total” can make it become the first column in the Matrix because the columns in the Matrix of Power BI are sorted by the first character ascending.

3. Get the result.

vkalyjmsft_2-1664522337343.png

I attach my sample below for your reference.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , do it for Specific column

 

amitchandak_0-1664452141998.png

 

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