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Lucay
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visualization

how to rate x-axies in power bi thanks

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Hi @Lucay 

The axis label becomes diagonal automatically when there isn't enough horizontal space. There is no way to manually influence this.

Ritaf1983_0-1722499618091.png

 

It is important to note that this practice is not recommended for effective visualization, as the graph reader should not have to read at an angle. This causes them to tilt their head/eyes, making it unnecessarily difficult. The recommendation is actually the opposite: to use short enough names so that there is enough space to display them horizontally, as most of us are accustomed to reading text.

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Lucay
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@amitchandak @Ritaf1983 @ryan_mayu 

could your give some advices? thanks a lot!

bhanu_gautam
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@Lucay , Could you elaborate your requirement




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@bhanu_gautam ,like the photo,the x-axis label need rate 

Hi @Lucay 
If i understood you correctly and you mean sorting your categories by their numeric meaning then:
1. Add from PQ (not DAX because it will cause circular dependency)

Ritaf1983_0-1722475754461.png

2. After close and applying sort your label by this added column:

Ritaf1983_1-1722475845614.png

Result :

Ritaf1983_2-1722475913231.png

PBIX is attached

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Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

Hi @Ritaf1983 ,

Sorry, It's not what I want, I want  to rate the X-axies labels in Power BI, please refer my screenshot.

 

Thank you for your reply.

 

Hi @Lucay 

My solution proposal was based on your picture, so it's likely that the picture does not fully reflect what you are trying to achieve. Please provide more details so that we can understand and assist better.

 

 

 

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

Hi @Ritaf1983 ,

Requires the x-axis labels to be tilted by an angle, not sorted.

Lucay_0-1722498898230.png

Thanks.

 

Hi @Lucay 

The axis label becomes diagonal automatically when there isn't enough horizontal space. There is no way to manually influence this.

Ritaf1983_0-1722499618091.png

 

It is important to note that this practice is not recommended for effective visualization, as the graph reader should not have to read at an angle. This causes them to tilt their head/eyes, making it unnecessarily difficult. The recommendation is actually the opposite: to use short enough names so that there is enough space to display them horizontally, as most of us are accustomed to reading text.

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

 

 

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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