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help please. I cannot download the desktop version so use the browser version. I am trying to create a dashboad with one of the charts a line chart from an excel spreadsheet of £s over certain periods. In the spreadsheet the periods are month end dates date/month/year eg 31 Jan 2017. When i select the periods for the x axis they appear as month/date/year and the October period appears after the January period. The dates also carry a time format 12.00.00 AM.
How do I reformat the dates to be date/moth/year and be recognised as dates.
any help would be appreciated
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Hi @davebates,
I'm afraid you need the Power BI Desktop. If you want the feature editing in the Service, please create an idea here.
Best Regards,
Dale
Hi @davebates,
Please follow the below screen shot. You will understand and you can format the date as you have many options,
If your issue reolved. Please give a like(kudo) to my answer and accept this anser as Solution accepted
Regards,
Mehbub
thanks for the reply. I am not using the Desk top version. Do you know any other way
Hi @davebates,
I'm afraid you need the Power BI Desktop. If you want the feature editing in the Service, please create an idea here.
Best Regards,
Dale
thanks
Hi @davebates,
Could you please mark the proper answer as solution?
Best Regards!
Dale
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