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Row formatting in a table
Hello everyone,
I'm looking for options to format specific rows within native tables in Power BI. Specifically, I want to know if there's a way to make the text and values of only one row bold and italic, without using any custom visuals.
If anyone has experience with this or can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate your insights!
Thank you
Below my excel requirements - original table is much bigger.
Use conditional formatting to change background color or font color for that one row (based on a flag/measure). For exampe:
Highlight Row = IF ( SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Category] ) = "Example", 1, 0 )Apply conditional formatting
Select your Table visual
In Values, open the dropdown for the column
Choose Conditional formatting → Background color (or Font color)
Format by: Rules
Based on field: Highlight Row
Rule:
If value is 1 → choose highlight color
If value is 0 → default color
This will apply the formatting only to that specific row, without any custom visuals.
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Use conditional formatting to change background color or font color for that one row (based on a flag/measure). For exampe:
Highlight Row = IF ( SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Category] ) = "Example", 1, 0 )Apply conditional formatting
Select your Table visual
In Values, open the dropdown for the column
Choose Conditional formatting → Background color (or Font color)
Format by: Rules
Based on field: Highlight Row
Rule:
If value is 1 → choose highlight color
If value is 0 → default color
This will apply the formatting only to that specific row, without any custom visuals.
thank you
Hi Emma_
You cannot make a specific row bold or italic in native Power BI Table or Matrix visuals.
Reason: Formatting is column-based, not row-based
Conditional formatting supports:
Background color
Font color
Data bars
IconsFont style (Bold / Italic) is not exposed to conditional formatting
So Power BI simply does not provide an API or UI option to:
Bold one row
Italicize one row
Change font weight dynamically per rowThis is a hard limitation, not a missing trick.
What is possible?
Simulate emphasis using background + font colorYou can visually “highlight” a row so it stands out clearly.
Create a flag column or measure
IsExampleRow =
IF ( Table[RowName] = "Example", 1, 0 )Conditional formatting
Apply to each column you want:
Background color → Based on IsExampleRow
Font color → Based on IsExampleRowEx:
Example row → Dark background + white text
Others → Default
