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Anonymous
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Visualization problem with bar charts

Dear Community,

 

please see screenshot below 

PBI_barchart.jpg

How is it possible to make all the x axis labels (months, in this case) to show up? 

The 'Labeli density' command does not apply to those, and it seems like there is no other way. It is not a matter of space/size of the chart, no matter how big I make it.

 

Thanks for any hints!

 

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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please set the type of the X -axis to Categorical in Format pane as the picture below.

Capture.PNG

 

Community Support Team _ Frank
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Anonymous
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Hi,

 

thanks. That also doesn not help, since that changes the format of the data label itself (I have 2 data points every month, so I end up with a DD.MM.YY plus the time lable which is not what I am looking for - example below).

But I guess, this is the closest as I can get to a solution - in the lack of more custom options on the labels, and without changing the data structure of course.

 

THanks

 

IMG_20190926_134036_resized_20190926_014100361.jpg

 

 

 

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v-frfei-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please set the type of the X -axis to Categorical in Format pane as the picture below.

Capture.PNG

 

Community Support Team _ Frank
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the others find it more quickly.
Anonymous
Not applicable

 

Hi,

 

thanks. That also doesn not help, since that changes the format of the data label itself (I have 2 data points every month, so I end up with a DD.MM.YY plus the time lable which is not what I am looking for - example below).

But I guess, this is the closest as I can get to a solution - in the lack of more custom options on the labels, and without changing the data structure of course.

 

THanks

 

IMG_20190926_134036_resized_20190926_014100361.jpg

 

 

 

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