Formatting a visual

Once you’ve created a visual, you can adjust how your data is displayed. Formatting options control the appearance and readability of your chart.

Axes

Control how data is presented along your chart axes.

• Edit axis – Change the measure or dimension used for an axis.
• Format axis – Adjust scale, tick marks, and number formatting.
• Spacing – Add or reduce padding around axis labels.
• Rotation – Rotate labels for readability.
• Show/Hide axis – Toggle an axis on or off.

Labels

• Add and format labels to show exact values.

Legend

• Format, move, or hide the legend.

Title

• Add and style a title for a visualization.

Tooltips

• Add, remove, or customize tooltip data.

Style

• Format the chart, rather than the data (background, gridlines, borders, fonts, text sizes).

Layout and sizing

These options affect the placement, layout, and overall control of a visual in your canvas:

• Flip visual: Swap X and Y axes.
• Fill available space: Resize the chart to fill the visual cell.
• Resize to fit: Adjust the visual cell size to neatly fit the chart.
• Show data: Display the underlying data table.
• Reset visual: Revert the chart to a blank state.
• Scroll anchor position: Set where the chart scrolls from

Explore our visualization guide to take your visual to the next level.