Skip to main content

Power BI

Needs Votes

Default Global Font Size

Vote (417) Share
Aaron Back's profile image

Aaron Back on 19 Apr 2016 01:15:11

The Desktop version of Power BI does not have a Global Font Size option such as what is found in Excel.

What this Global Font Size would do is set the font size for any visuals added to Reports. The issue I have come across that this would address is that when I drag a field from the Fields area it creates a list; but, if I change this list to a Slicer, the font size increases by 2 points.

It would nice to have consistent font sizing throughout the Visuals experience.

Comments (42)
Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Gary THOMANN on 25 Sep 2023 06:41:17

RE: Default Global Font Size

this is a valid linkhttps://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-Desktop-conditional-font-formatting-like-font-size-font/td-p/2999674but gives 'We have encounter some malicious input. Please remove that and try again' error when setting up the link!!!

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Violet on 06 Jul 2020 00:16:00

RE: Default Global Font Size

totally agree! it's time consuming having to change the font size tile by tile.

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:12:12

RE: Default Global Font Size

completely agreed. The current font default is too small thus requiring me to change every visual when I build reports. Please increase font size or give me ability to do it.

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:18

RE: Default Global Font Size

Would love if I could set a default text size so that I'm not having to change each piece of my table/matrix/chart every time I create something new!

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Allen on 06 Jul 2020 00:05:20

RE: Default Global Font Size

just adding my vote to add a change the font size on the ribbon.

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:05:04

RE: Default Global Font Size

Enabling a single place to set consistent font, and font formatting would save a lot of time

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:02

RE: Default Global Font Size

Please provide an XML configuration file where developers can set several default settings

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Sharma on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:52

RE: Default Global Font Size

yes we need consistent font size throughout the report. It takes a lot of time to manually change them. Please implement global font size.

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Tracy Ho-Paulson on 05 Jul 2020 23:57:30

RE: Default Global Font Size

yes we need consistent font size throughout the report. It takes a lot of time to manually change them. Please implement global font size.

Aaron Back's profile image Profile Picture

Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:52

RE: Default Global Font Size

As a starter, maybe just change the default setting to 11, and then later you can create a control to adjust that.
cheers