how to remove some entries in the legend?

[mj2024]

Hi

I have a line chart with multiple values on it.  There is legend at the top that is too long.  It is listing out all the values I used.  I still want the values to appear as line chart but I don't want the labels to appear at the top.  Is there a way to hide the ones I don't want to see?  I created the chart by putting the values into the Y-axis box in the line chart visual.  I did not use the Legend box.

Thank you

[mj2024]

Hi @danextian 

Can you help me with this?  The scales are off when I follow your steps. Is there a way to prevent the scale from changing when the legend is removed?

Thank you

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @mj2024 ,

Here I have a easy way, you may try Field parameter.

In my sample there are five measures. I only need to show Measure1/3/5 and hide Measure2/4.

We can use the Field Parameter function to prioritize the measures that need to be shown when adding measures, and add the ones that need to be hidden afterwards.

Here we add Measure1/3/5 first and add Measure2/4 afterwards.

Field Parameter will sort the measure according to the order we add it.

Create a Line chart.

Then Insert a rectangle from Shapes. Set the color of it as white. 

Move it to hide the legends we don't need. Result is as below.

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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[mj2024]

I figured out how to make the backgrounds transparent so if I overlay one then I can see both.  The problem is that the scales are off.  Once I remove the legend then the scale increases to fill up the missing space.  The Y-axis scale for both with legend and and without legend needs to always be the same.  How can I do this?

[mj2024]

Its not working for me.  Does someone have a video that shows what to do?

[Tahreem24]

@mj2024 Follow these steps:

Step 1: First take your actual visual where you want to show everything. But hide the title of this visual:

Step 2: Take another line chart visual and do the following setting as per below screenshot and do not hide the title for this chart. And off course keep the those legend values which you only want

Step 3: Arrange both these visuals as shown in below screen shot:

Step 4: Final result is...

[mj2024]

Thank you @danextian 

there is no legend in my chart:

What do you suggest I do?

[danextian]

Those individual measures will still be treated as a legend. If you want to exclude one of them from the legend without removing its own line, please refer to my initial reply.

[Idrissshatila]

Hello @mj2024 ,

so you have this visual that has all data 

you go to filter pane and select the legend field (example country as in screenshot), then unselect the ones you dont want to show.

[danextian]

Hi @mj2024 

The only time you can exclude a legend tied to a visual if the value for that legend returns blank or you exclude through filters. What you can do is use two separate visual :

• Copy the visual
• Disable the legend from the original
• Turn Reponsive from General tab of the visual
• Exclude the category value you want to be exluded
• Layout the two visuals so seem to appear as one.

[mj2024]

Hi @danextian 

I followed your steps.  There are two copies of the visual but when I overlay them then one covers the other so I cannot see the one that is below it.  What do you suggest?

Thank you

[danextian]

Make sure the viz that has the legend has Responsive turned off and then resize it.