# Format Pane

This section consists of all the settings and formatting options that fall under the “Format” pane offered by the Powerviz. It includes settings like number formatting, title, background, and others. If you want to know about advanced settings, read this [article](https://docs.powerviz.ai/powerviz/sunburst/advanced-settings-introduction).

**Table of Content**\
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The format pane is divided into 2 sections – Visual and General

**Visual settings**\
             1\. [Powerviz license](#powerviz-license)

            2\. [Visual settings](#visual-settings)

            3\. [Number formatting](#number-formatting)

            4\. [Legend](#legend)

**General settings**

            5\. [Properties](#properties)

            6\. [Title](#title)

            7\. [Additional settings](#additional-settings)\
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Visual settings[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#visual-settings)

Powerviz license[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#powerviz-license)

Once you've joined Powerviz, you'll have access to all the visuals in the library. You have received your credentials, which you must enter here to use the pro version.

Click here for more information about [pricing](https://powerviz.ai/pricing) and the free trial.

#### Visual settings[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#visual-settings-1) <a href="#visual-settings-1" id="visual-settings-1"></a>

Visual settings show and hide the advanced settings icon. This icon gives you access to open formatting options and customize them. Read this article to learn more about [advanced settings](https://docs.powerviz.ai/powerviz/sunburst/broken-reference).

**Below are the two images showing the on-and-off situation.**<br>

<figure><img src="https://2952853741-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FL502qSSR9Gd1FbZtxvCe%2Fuploads%2Fh39lfLTCTzSUyboc3l9L%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=09828da0-9bdc-466b-b7d3-1efeb2e91964" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Number formatting[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#number-formatting) <a href="#number-formatting" id="number-formatting"></a>

Use number formatting to format the measure value. This number formatting is very easy to use.

The number formatting provides the following option:

<table><thead><tr><th width="243">Feature</th><th>Functionality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Decimal Separator</td><td>The decimal separator by default is <mark style="color:blue;">full stop (1.23)</mark>. It can be changed to any other symbol.</td></tr><tr><td>Thousand Separator</td><td>The thousand separator by default is <strong>,</strong> (1,000). It can changed to any other symbol.</td></tr><tr><td>Decimal Places</td><td>Choose the number of decimal places.</td></tr><tr><td>Scaling Display</td><td>Control the scale of value from the list of auto, none, thousands, million, billion, and trillion.</td></tr><tr><td>Prefix</td><td>The prefix comes before the value and can be customized.</td></tr><tr><td>Suffix</td><td>Suffixes come after the value and can be customized.</td></tr><tr><td>Customized Scaling Label</td><td>To modify the scaling format, use the “customized scaling label”. The word <code>million</code> for instance, can be spelled as millions, M, or Mn.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://2952853741-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FL502qSSR9Gd1FbZtxvCe%2Fuploads%2F3Gw9I91w1mfxDGnB1ESm%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f9b42e1e-bfc4-4a98-af9d-9b5d8ab27d44" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %} <mark style="color:green;">TIP</mark>

<mark style="color:green;">Disable the Number Formatting option to apply the default Power BI formatting. Recommended in case of</mark> <mark style="color:green;"></mark><mark style="color:green;">`%`</mark> <mark style="color:green;"></mark><mark style="color:green;">type value.</mark>
{% endhint %}

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Legend[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#legend)

Legend helps in detecting the categories by associating them with a color.

These are the options under legend:

<table><thead><tr><th width="160">Feature</th><th>Functionality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Position</td><td>It defines the placement of the legend on the visual. Pick from 12 unique options.</td></tr><tr><td>Legend Title</td><td>Input the name for the title.</td></tr><tr><td>Formatting</td><td>Customize the font color, size, and family.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://powerviz-assets.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/docs/doc-sunburst/08.png" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### General settings[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#general-settings) <a href="#general-settings" id="general-settings"></a>

General settings contain the Power BI native features that are common in all visuals. Read about them in detail [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-format-pane).

#### Properties[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#properties) <a href="#properties" id="properties"></a>

The first option in the general tab is properties. The Properties option allows you to change the size and position of the visuals. You can choose the horizontal and vertical `position` on the canvas as well as the visual size's height and width. With that control the gap and layer responsiveness using padding and advanced options.

<figure><img src="https://powerviz-assets.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/docs/doc-sunburst/09.png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Title[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#title) <a href="#title" id="title"></a>

Add a title to your visuals. The title card offers the following features.

<table><thead><tr><th width="266">Feature</th><th>Functionality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Title Text</td><td>Enter the custom title.</td></tr><tr><td>Text Formatting</td><td>Font size, color, and family.</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced Formatting</td><td>Bold, italic and underline.</td></tr><tr><td>Background Color</td><td>Change the color.</td></tr><tr><td>Horizontal Alignment</td><td>Left, right and center.</td></tr><tr><td>Text Wrap</td><td>Wrap text into multiple lines.</td></tr></tbody></table>

In the recent update, you can also add subtitles and a divider. They come with font style and color formatting options.               &#x20;

<figure><img src="https://powerviz-assets.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/docs/doc-sunburst/10.png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Additional settings[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-format-pane#additional-settings) <a href="#additional-settings" id="additional-settings"></a>

Moreover, the general settings include settings for **tooltips, header icons, alt text, and effects** that control the background, border, and shadow. You can turn them on or off to control the selected visual option.<br>

<figure><img src="https://2952853741-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FL502qSSR9Gd1FbZtxvCe%2Fuploads%2F4twwAwUZfRxrtQ1o8D1D%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=87b55afc-0622-4e4d-967f-f4b5a879b1b4" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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