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RichOB
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Running Month formatting

Hi, I have this graph that is dictated by a date slicer. How do I get the next month after March 24 to be April 25 instead of reverting back to the beginning of the graph?

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johnt75
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The problem is that your month column doesn't include any year information. Create a new column of type date, set to the start of the month, e.g.

Year Month = EOMONTH( 'Date'[Date], -1 ) + 1

Set the format to be just the month name and then use that column in the axis for the chart.

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johnt75
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The problem is that your month column doesn't include any year information. Create a new column of type date, set to the start of the month, e.g.

Year Month = EOMONTH( 'Date'[Date], -1 ) + 1

Set the format to be just the month name and then use that column in the axis for the chart.

RichOB
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Hi @KonradZawel, sorry, what I mean is, I want the months to show consecutively when it changes from 2024 to 2025. I need the orange bar on the right for April instead of April 2025 going back to the left of the graph where the X is. Thanks

KonradZawel
Helper I
Helper I

Hi!

To show just the month from your date in Power BI, create a new column using the FORMAT function like this: FORMAT(YourDateColumn, "MMMM") — it will give you the full month name like January. If you want the short version, use "MMM" instead.

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