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Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

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David Vella on 03 Mar 2017 15:47:34

If you have long names on a bar chart Y-Axis they get truncated. This is a problem if you have ones that start with something similar. Could we have a word wrap option on the format menu that takes advantage of the vertical space so the whole label can be shown.

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01a234bb 722d-49e2-8ac3-1f7bb742085b on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:48

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

3 years later and this still isn't being worked on. This is a basic feature that when missing, really makes the final result feel unpolished. Please add this.

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11f06344 e42b-4bb5-bf34-7b0219489696 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:25

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

I think this is a very essential feature. And there are no workarounds. Please consider adding Word Wrap.

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0a6b1c8e 7a35-4426-b8ca-f28efdc7244c on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:13

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Totally agree with @Michal.

Please reconsider ignoring this improvement. The number of votes is not the only measure of the need for an improvement. This has been requested since early 2017 and it really is a fundamental feature for a business intelligence app to be able to display usable labels for the data being visualised.

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b383f2a1 7609-4cea-a193-0dec418bb107 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:11

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Please reconsider ignoring this improvement. The number of votes is not the only measure of the need for an improvement. This has been requested since early 2017 and it really is a fundamental feature for a business intelligence app to be able to display usable labels for the data being visualised.

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4e58c3f8 9220-4a5d-b6ff-08cc4dc44c39 on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:57

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Please add

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d90e6ca7 ffcc-4171-ac6e-28efdff6c047 on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:28

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Would make life a lot easier if word wrap was a standard, like other MS applications.

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01a234bb 722d-49e2-8ac3-1f7bb742085b on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:50

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

We're trying to visualize some survey data, and I can't put the question text in the Y-Axis because the text is being truncated. I really need it to wrap and adjust spacing accordingly. Please add this feature.

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2fe5a31e 9829-46e0-9448-5f1d6ca19fb4 on 06 Jul 2020 00:05:36

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Please add! This is a basic function in all Microsoft products.

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8cc26d3a dd34-42e9-b654-628623e67741 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:54

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

please add

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64c71954 37f5-4a5f-acf4-35cd22d48dd0 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:33

RE: Add word wrap to bar chart Y-Axis Labels

Please Add