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Vertical column labels in table and matrix

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on 03 May 2017 05:20:56

I have many column headings which are quite long. In Excel I can change the text alignment so the column heading runs vertically rather than horizontally. By using a smaller font it can display a lot more information this way. Now that you have added vertical data labelling to charts can we have similar functionality in the tables and matrices?

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f0384364 0714-4d7e-bf22-d58b6418c93b on 06 Jul 2020 00:14:57

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

It will usefull to able to change colum hearders names orientation for Mobile views were space is limited.

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1a2715c8 f302-4e60-8293-a1bb23bd8a27 on 06 Jul 2020 00:12:48

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

This is a MUST HAVE. A lot of summary tables can have "long headings" with "short data."

This is one of those things that are so essential for polished data presentation I can hardly believe it's still not present (this has been available in Excel since at least 2003, and in a competing BI product it is as simple as right-clicking the header then choosing 'rotate')

PLEASE add this functionality Microsoft!

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67a4ff5f 21f0-4002-80bb-42e43137135c on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:46

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

Yes please, This is very important to me as I have to show an entire months data on a Presentations and Vertical column headings have been the accepted format for years

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a06370de 23a9-4590-8407-3013f311e7fc on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:55

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

MUST needed!

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52cd97ce 84d3-470f-801d-af90d69d4c4e on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:35

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

Quite unbelievable this isn't supported. My customer is probably going to resort to Excel and dump Power BI over this one.

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bc2e8875 5450-4e63-80c8-18a11d908553 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:25

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This would be brilliant for Column Headers where the value is a date in YYYY-Mmm format

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402aeea9 5849-418c-b97c-f954dc838b75 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:25

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

This is so needed

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eef85a1c db8b-48c8-a069-f5cd3cce9552 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:17

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Yes please, really really need this function!!!

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0107dd5a 67a8-47cd-9dae-8efb23fc17e3 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:07

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I can't believe this was not part of the original release. Please make it available. Adding ticker borders to the matrix will also be useful.

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23829ea9 271b-49ff-b7e1-df50fed2b62d on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:47

RE: Vertical column labels in table and matrix

You have several related Ideas, like https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/32967241-vertical-column-headers-in-matrix Perhaps you should combine some of these into one Idea and re-total the votes. Here is another https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/20489923-ability-to-rotate-header-text-by-90-180-or-240-de