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title: Power BI Custom Visuals - Quadrant Chart
description: The Quadrant Chart Power BI Custom Visual is used to show a distribution of data across separate quadrants.
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# [Power BI Custom Visuals - Quadrant Chart](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/power-bi-custom-visuals-quadrant-chart)

 Written by [Devin Knight](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/author/devin-knight) | Aug 10, 2017

In this module, you will learn how to use the Quadrant Chart Custom Visual.  The Quadrant Chart is used to show a distribution of data across separate quadrants.

### Module 63 – Quadrant Chart

### Downloads

- Power BI Custom Visual – [Quadrant Chart](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Ejn3BZIKy-NHk0DHsQUqT5QBx8WaO5HCyu0Qo7pWOzaWmw?e=1Yvg2F)
- Dataset – [NFL Offense.xlsx](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Ejv0VWWJUkpIqZxojosmWlcBXa6xe-GVf7n4vNKQsmbD_A?e=fCE6F2)
- Completed Example – [Module 63 – Quadrant Chart.pbix](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Ejv0VWWJUkpIqZxojosmWlcBXa6xe-GVf7n4vNKQsmbD_A?e=fCE6F2)

Key Takeaways

- Shows a distribution of data in separate quadrants.
- Displays up to 3 measures.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image.png>

*This Quadrant Chart displays NFL team stats - yards per game, total points, and penalty yards.*

- Under the **Format** paintbrush, there are several sections available to modify the appearance of this visual.
- Under the **Legend **section, you can adjust the position and text formatting of the chart legend. You can also turn it off altogether.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image1.png>

- Under the **Quadrant **section, you have the ability to label each quadrant and change the range of the beginning and end of each quadrant.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image2.png>

- In the **X-Axis **section, you can change the name of the X-Axis label and adjust the formatting of the labels.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image3.png>

In the **Y-Axis **section, you can change the name of the Y-Axis label and adjust the formatting of the labels.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image4.png>

Finally, if you would like the change the color of the bubbles on the chart, you can set specific colors to match your needs under the **Bubble colors** section.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image5.png>

In addition to these properties, there are settings that appear on every visual to adjust the background color, add a border around the visual and lock the aspect ratio.

### 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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