Reporting - Format the appearance of a Visualisation

*** Please note, this article refers to the All-new Reporting and Analytics. View the FAQ for more details. ***

In this article, we'll take a look at some of the key formatting options available for data Visualisations in Power BI. We'll show how to:

• Make the report layout more visually appealing to your users
• Make Visualisations distinct from one another
• Apply colour-coding (such as Red-Amber-Green) 

Steps to format a visualisation

To view the formatting options for a selected Visualisation:

1. Click to select a Visualisation
2. Open the Visualisations panel
3. Select 'Format Visual':

Options to format the selected Visualisation are divided into two sections, Visual and General. Formatting options in the 'Visual' section include:

• Font colour, size, and emphasis
• Display units
• Text wrap
• Labels

Formatting options in the 'General' section include:

• Height, width, Position, and Padding
• TItle
• Icons
• Alt Text

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