Enable setting a fix width of each column in a matrix

[Thorunn_Arna_Om]

It is needed to be able to resize a column for all occurrences in a matrix. That is, not by dragging the size for each and every column value, but with setting a specific pt length in the visualization setup.

If the column values change, etc depending on a slicer selection, all resizing of columns stop working and the initial sizing of the column takes over. Therefore it needs to be possible to change the "initial size" of each column.

This is for example needed in cases where column titles are much wider that what the data values actually need - causing the column width to be set according to the title length(when it would be better to wrap the titles to two-three lines). Therefore the matrices look bad if it is not possible to size the columns according to plan.

[shameer]

Appreciate a fix for this, as we are upgrading many visuals with Field Parameter.

[coneill]

Please add this. It's amazing such a simple feature is not available.

[William_Brown]

Power BI Desktop does not let you define your column width in pixels. This would be a wonderful and easy-to-implement feature that would be a great QOL adjustment.

[mikel_antolin]

When will we be able to set the width of table/matrix columns? It’s crazy to use an alternate solution like adding letters (WWWWWWW) to achieve the desired size and then toggling the auto-width option on and off. It’s even more frustrating when building a multi-language report (e.g. 15 languages) with a field parameter as a column to translate the data. Try it (hint below), and you’ll see how impractical it is. Please deliver this feature as soon as possible. Thanks.

Hint: Update field parameter values with letters (WWWWW), display the data in each different language with the auto-width option on, turn off auto-width, go through each different language in the visual to verify, and finally go through each language again after updating the field parameter with the correct values.

[joanna_marie_li]

Column Width Editor for Power BI Tables and Matrix

[srinivasalu_m]

Hi Team,

Would be helpful if you can add the Column width Size setting option for Power Bi Table and Matrix Visual as we need to do this manually to adjust them for every column to maintain consistence in Column size which is very painful task. Would be helpful if this property can be added where we can set the column width size as need (eg 8,9,10,12) by Column

Regards

Srini

[durk_van_der_me]

Currently, Power BI allows users to manually adjust column widths in table visualizations, but there is no option to set exact widths (e.g., in pixels or percentages). This lack of precision can be frustrating when creating consistent and professional reports, especially when working with multiple columns or duplicating visuals.

I propose adding a feature where users can:

1. Set specific column widths in pixels or percentages for any table or matrix visualization.
2. Apply the same width across multiple selected columns with one action.
3. Save these settings for future use or for duplicating tables.

This feature would greatly improve report design and usability, ensuring consistent layouts without relying on manual adjustments or workarounds. It is especially important for dashboards where alignment and readability are critical.

Please consider including this functionality in a future update. Thank you for making Power BI an even better tool!

[Michael_Withere]

I would like the ability to automatically set all column widths to the same size within matrices or tables. This function is available within Excel and I would love to see that same functionality in PowerBI. From a reporting and visualization perspective, column width uniformity goes a long way in presenting a professional-looking report.

[RyotoSawada]

The matrix visual does not have the ability to set a fixed pixel width for all columns. It should be possible to fix the column widths in the matrix tabular table at any value, uniformly, regardless of the data that is reported and newly added to the report.

[fbcideas_migusr]

Kindly provide a feature to fix the column width for table / Matrix with the option of manually adjusting the width as well, which is already available now. There should be a option to put column width as we wish like 20 px or how much we wish.