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Metric visual

Formatting pane

Preview Group Name Description Expected Behaviour Default
Format preview Box Settings Box Color Color of KPI box, label box Sets the label background (full opacity), and KPI background (with transparency). By default, sets KPI font color. Can be overridden by user. Primary theme color
Format preview Box Settings Box Opacity Transparency of KPI box Treated as % transparency, where 0 means opaque colour 30%
Format preview Label Label On / Off Show/hide label text Toggle on = label shows; toggle off = label hidden. Box remains and its thickness can be changed by changing label font size. On
Format preview Label Font Font family for label text Changing font selection changes font family for label but does not affect KPI font. Segoe UI
Format preview Label Font color Font color of label Defaults to white. Changing selection changes label text color, not KPI text color, and not background color. white
Format preview Label Alignment Horizontal alignment of label text Changing to left/right aligns the label text within its box. When alignment is center, padding has no effect. Center
Format preview Label Horizontal padding Horizontal buffer between box edge and label text in pixels If alignment is left, changes gap between label text and left edge; reverse for right. If alignment is center, padding has no effect. 8px
Format preview Label Label location Position of label box and label (top/bottom) If set to top, label box and label appear above KPI; reverse for bottom. Bottom
Format preview KPI Font Font family for KPI text Changing font selection changes font family for KPI but does not affect label font. Segoe UI
Format preview KPI Font color Font color of KPI Defaults to primary theme color. Changing selection changes KPI text color, not label text color, and not background color. primary theme
Format preview KPI Alignment Horizontal alignment of KPI text Aligns the KPI text within its box horizontally. When alignment is center, padding has no effect. Center
Format preview KPI Alignment (2) Vertical alignment of KPI text Aligns the KPI text within its box vertically. When alignment is middle, padding has no effect. Some font choices might make KPI text appear off center vertically. Center
Format preview KPI Padding Buffer between box edge and label text in pixels Padding sets a buffer round the KPI text in all directions. If vertical alignment is top, buffer will increase gap between text and top edge of visual; same for bottom and left/right. If alignment is center/middle, padding has no effect. 0px
Format preview KPI Display units Division to apply to KPI number, e.g. by 1000 If Auto, Metric will use size of number to identify likely units, using k, M, B, T notation. User can override with manual choice of display units, which should still show units. Auto
Format preview KPI Decimal places Number of decimals to show If decimals have been set within the data model, this setting will have no effect. Otherwise, user can set fixed decimals to show. Decimals should still show if units are applied, e.g. 2.1k. Auto