Aligning Data Point Labels Inside Bars

This applies to: Managed Dashboards, Managed Reports

Learn how to align chart data point labels inside bars towards the start or the ends of the bars.

Displaying Labels Inside Bars

Consider the following bar chart which displays vertical bars.

Select data points in the chart directly to select their series. It is selected when you can see an outline around it. Navigate to Properties and select Font & Text to see the text-related properties of the series.

Select the + button next to Data Point Labels. A Data Label Settings item is added. Select this to edit its properties.

In Data Label Settings, set the Placement to Inside and enter the name of the measure in square brackets in the Text property. This is a placeholder which will be replaced with the actual measure value at each data point.

Measure values are now displayed within each bar.

Inside Alignment Toward Start

Data point labels displayed within the bars of a chart can be aligned towards the start of each bar (e.g. towards the zero or minimum value). This applies to bar, area, and range charts, including stacked and curved types.

In the Data Label Settings properties, set the Inside Alignment to Toward Start.

This will also work when the bars are horizontal (i.e. inverted axes). Go to the dashboard designer toolbar and select Horizontal Bars to see this.

Inside Alignment Toward End

Data point labels displayed within the bars of a chart can be aligned towards the end of each bar (e.g. towards the maximum value). This applies to bar, area, and range charts, including stacked and curved types.

In the Data Label Settings properties, set the Inside Alignment to Toward End.

This will also work when the bars are horizontal (i.e. inverted axes). Go to the dashboard designer toolbar and select Horizontal Bars to see this.

For more information, see:

• Using Chart Properties