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marcelo on 21 Aug 2015 09:07:01

It was implemented in charts but not in tables or matrixes.

Administrator on 31 May 2016 23:23:27

We released conditional formatting in tables with our May release of Power BI Desktop. Give it a try and let us know what you think. You can learn more about how to use it in our latest blog post: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-may-update-feature-summary/.

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f81e7583 a8ea-4d9b-94b2-658fb3297af7 on 05 Jul 2020 22:03:11

RE: conditional formatting in tables

I would love to see conditional formatting on the matrix or table control (much like in Excel). That way, you immediately get an overview of high/low values and can show patterns or heat maps

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f3e96a79 9bd1-4b4e-a041-a2ea772bf025 on 05 Jul 2020 22:03:01

RE: conditional formatting in tables

I think having similar ability to the conditional formatting in excel would be a great option for this

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06695925 5ea2-4792-86fa-d84c9b31b14b on 05 Jul 2020 22:02:58

RE: conditional formatting in tables

Conditional formatting is very important for table / matrix options. It would be great if a range of 'conditional' formatting options were available. less than, greater than, range, equal to etc.
Important that the condition can be based on a formula not just a number.

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7ccb1962 3a7a-4e6f-8e3b-7c1248bab8fc on 05 Jul 2020 22:02:56

RE: conditional formatting in tables

It is extremely useful to be able to color "one column" (exactly as you describe in your example). In a perfect world, the conditional formatting of a table or matrix in Power BI should mimic the power of conditional formatting in grids in Excel - but any functionality here will help immensely.

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a6a188fe 1119-4bf4-a603-1e24b48eace2 on 05 Jul 2020 22:02:42

RE: conditional formatting in tables

If there's a table showing department sales by year, I'd want to add color to the year columns based on sales. Or any other measure for that matter. I think if "color saturation" is enabled for table, I can add sales as values and profit for color.

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e787f78b a7d0-47ae-92b0-efb278070d14 on 05 Jul 2020 22:02:38

RE: conditional formatting in tables

Add the ability to apply color formatting for values in table or matrix based on a number