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    Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

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    on 16 Feb 2018 07:15:23

    Allow tables, matrix, graphs to have a defined, fixed width. Let that width be preserved after updating/refreshing/slicing/filtering data so that alignment of multiple visuals can be preserved.

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    3cc91ecd 13d8-ea11-a813-000d3a579c34 on 06 Aug 2020 18:58:32

    RE: Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

    I cannot understand why this feature is missing from Power BI, but it seems that setting column width in a table or matrix would be a great standard feature.

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    663027a1 541c-4eb8-936f-5e9dee75981d on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:18

    RE: Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

    This is simple but important. Column Charts placed above a table or matrix is a common scenario which requires this alignment feature. The 3rd party visuals that look to do this just don't have the same quality and functionality as the standard Microsoft visuals.

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    3aa31b16 4247-4a2e-881f-73b4c4a7243f on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:17

    RE: Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

    this would be very useful, PBI is about automation so having to update the visualisation of the matrix whenever a new col is added to the dataset isn't great at all

    e.g. My matrix shows months as cols, products as rows, and sales data as values. The matrix shows the last three full months of sales. I have to update the report on the first of over month.

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    f2ad2314 4222-4dd6-915f-400470e1f3ff on 06 Jul 2020 00:14:24

    RE: Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

    Actuellement la présentation des rapports, notamment le contenu de certaines cellules qui peut être tronqué, n'est pas optimisée et difficilement présentable. Merci d'avance.

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    70ed0d96 69ea-4bdb-a170-9cc839f05c9d on 06 Jul 2020 00:12:39

    RE: Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

    Would be so useful for many e.g. KPI status over time etc.
    Thanks!

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    7c1ce377 f535-4cf4-aca9-d52efc26c68a on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:41

    RE: Allow fixed widths of columns in tables, matrix, graphs. Preserve column width on refresh / filter

    To create a professional looking (if it makes any sense to Microsoft) visualization, it is a very basic feature.