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title: Power BI Custom Visuals - Horizontal Bar Chart
description: In this module you will learn how to use the Horizontal Bar Chart. The Horizontal Bar Chart is similar to the native Bar Chart but with a few additional customizations that can be configured.
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# [Power BI Custom Visuals - Horizontal Bar Chart](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/power-bi-custom-visuals-horizontal-bar-chart)

 Written by [Devin Knight](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/author/devin-knight) | Jul 19, 2018

In this module you will learn how to use the Horizontal Bar Chart. The Horizontal Bar Chart is similar to the native Bar Chart but with a few additional customizations that can be configured.

### Module 111– Horizontal Bar Chart

### Downloads

- Power BI Custom Visual – [Horizontal Bar Chart](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Ejn3BZIKy-NHk0DHsQUqT5QBx8WaO5HCyu0Qo7pWOzaWmw?e=WJ6pZJ)
- Dataset – [Oklahoma Government Expenses.xlsx](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Eu5GZDi0W-xMiSa1SGtfahkB6DfHj7wurPekw9Ilh6azgQ?e=QMOyl8)
- Completed Example – [Module 111 – Horizontal Bar Chart.pbix](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Eu5GZDi0W-xMiSa1SGtfahkB6DfHj7wurPekw9Ilh6azgQ?e=QMOyl8)

**Key Takeaways**

- Similar to the native Bar Chart but with additional customizations.
- Allows for overlapping measure values.

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*This Horizontal Bar Chart shows the state of Oklahoma’s spending.*

Under the **Format** paintbrush you will find there are several customizations that you can enable for this visual.

- Using the** Clear Filters on Background Click, **you can determine if clicking in the background of the visual clears filters.

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- Changing the **Font Size **section allows you to pass in a specific font size you want for the chart. If you do not specify, the font size is dynamically changed based on the bar height.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/image2.png>

- Using the** Blend(Experimental) **section, you can choose from several preconfigured views of the chart.

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- Using the** Bar Settings **section, you can adjust settings like opacity and colors of the bar chart.

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- Under the** Bar Labels **you can adjust the color of the labels on the chart.

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- The **Align Right **section can right align all the bar labels.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/image6.png>

- The **Bar Height **section allows you to adjust the height of each bar in the bar chart.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/image7.png>

- Under the **Bar Shape **section the bar chart can show different shapes like Hammer Head, Lollipop, Line, or Bar.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/image8.png>

You can also adjust the background color, add a border around the visual and lock the aspect ratio under the Format section.

### Find Out More

You will always be able to find this video module and advanced viewing of future modules on the Pragmatic Works On-Demand Training platform or [view my previous blog posts](https://blog.pragmaticworks.com/topic/power-bi-custom-visuals).

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