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Select which data labels to display.

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rhouse on 26 Oct 2015 21:50:38

On some charts that are composed of multiple measures, when you turn on data labels it turns on labels for all measures. It would be very useful to select which measures you would want the data labels to display.

Administrator on 17 Aug 2016 05:32:44

Hi All! We completed this in the December release of the Desktop. Learn more about it here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/more-power-bi-feature-updates-power-bi-desktop-december-update-and-new-power-bi-service-features/#formatlabels

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SJR on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:52

RE: Select which data labels to display.

It's been 13 months since the last comment... no updates?

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Robert Gillin on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:25

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This is a must have feature! Is there an updated on this?

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:20

RE: Select which data labels to display.

I don't see this feature anymore. Has it been removed or there's something I'm doing wrong?

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:07:14

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is there any possibility to hide particular data labels please let us know

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Lauren on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:10

RE: Select which data labels to display.

This does not work on the combo chart. Didn't this work previously?

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Derek on 05 Jul 2020 22:52:46

RE: Select which data labels to display.

Hi Amanda,

I have the latest desktop version and I don't see the option to turn on only specific data labels in multi-graphs. For instance if I use the Line and Stacked Column chart when I hit turn on data labels it turns all on, what if I only want the stacked column labels and not the line labels to show. Is that possible?

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William Harding on 05 Jul 2020 22:20:43

RE: Select which data labels to display.

Labeled as fixed here: https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/9810459-to-customize-legend-names

You can change the column name in the incoming data file but you may not want that in every label. Furthermore if you chart aggregates the data it will add "Average of .." to your label. This makes the label too long, truncating all of the useful text so that each label only read "Average of e...". We want to change the LABEL not the COLUMN name.