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When I sort by age group on the graphs it does not filter correctly, it puts ages 5-9 in the middle and not right after 0-4. I would like to turn off the sort on the graph so it just appears as the data appears in the table. Can this be done?
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Hi @Anonymous ,
If you want to sort the X axis, you need to have reference columns.
Because your current 5-9 is text, you can't sort it.
In fact, the x-axis can be sorted correctly by adding indexed columns.
You can try this method:
This is my test data:
When I use this table to sort by year column, I got the result below:
It is the same quertion with you.
So I add an index column in Power Query:
And then I got the table like this:
Then you can choose the year column and select the Sort by Column:
Finally you can sort it correctly:
Hope this helps you.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Yinliw
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi @Anonymous ,
If you want to sort the X axis, you need to have reference columns.
Because your current 5-9 is text, you can't sort it.
In fact, the x-axis can be sorted correctly by adding indexed columns.
You can try this method:
This is my test data:
When I use this table to sort by year column, I got the result below:
It is the same quertion with you.
So I add an index column in Power Query:
And then I got the table like this:
Then you can choose the year column and select the Sort by Column:
Finally you can sort it correctly:
Hope this helps you.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Yinliw
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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