Formatting reference

Every setting in the Org Chart's Format pane (the paint-roller icon), card by card, with its range and default. For task-based walkthroughs, follow the links at the end of each section.

License

Setting	Type	Default
License key	Text	(empty)
Status	Read-only text	(hidden until a key is entered)

Only needed for environments AppSource licensing doesn't cover. See Licensing & support.

Display

Setting	Options	Default
Dark Mode	On · Off	Off
Direction	Auto · Left to right · Right to left	Auto
Expand all on load	On · Off	Off
Expanded levels on load	1 – 10	3
Background Color	Any colour	#F0F6FF
Card Background Color	Any colour	#FFFFFF
Card Text Color	Any colour	#000000
Swimlane Title Font Size	8 – 36	12
Stack cards without children	On · Off	On
Start stacking cards at	1 – 100	3

• Expanded levels on load is ignored while Expand all on load is on.
• The three colour pickers are hidden while Dark Mode is on — the dark palette overrides them. Your values are kept and return when Dark Mode is switched off.
• Stacking applies to Top-Down orientation only.
• Direction: Auto mirrors the chart right-to-left when the Power BI language is Arabic or Hebrew, and runs left-to-right otherwise. See Right-to-left layout.

→ Hierarchy & layout · Right-to-left layout · Card content & styling

Card Configuration

Setting	Options	Default
Auto Height	On · Off	On
Auto Width	On · Off	On
Width	50 – 1000 px	200
Height	30 – 500 px	100
Corner Radius	0 – 50 px	4
Show Card URL Link	On · Off	On

Width and Height apply only when the matching Auto setting is off.

→ Card size and shape

Accent Color

Appearance

Setting	Options	Default
Border Width	1 – 10 px	3
Border Position	All sides · Left · Right · Top · Bottom	Left

Colors

One colour picker per distinct value in the Accent Color field, labelled with the value. Colours default to the report theme's palette and persist per group across refreshes. Up to 30 groups get a picker; beyond that, groups are coloured from the theme palette without one.

This card only appears when the Accent Color field is bound.

→ Accent colours

Link Configuration

Setting	Options	Default
Stroke Width	1 – 20 px	2
Curvature	Straight · Bezier	Straight
Color	Any colour	#CCCCCC
Show Link Arrows	On · Off	Off

Color is hidden while Dark Mode is on.

→ Connectors

KPI Configuration

General

Setting	Options	Default
Comparison mode	Auto — target when available · % of target · Change vs. previous	Auto
Positive color	Any colour	#40B56C
Neutral color	Any colour	#118DFF
Negative color	Any colour	#D64550
Font size	8 – 36	12
Display units	Auto · None · Thousands · Millions · Billions · Trillions	None
Decimal places	0 – 10	1

The three colour pickers are hidden while Dark Mode is on.

Thresholds — % of target

Setting	Default
Good at or above (%)	110
Bad at or below (%)	90

Hidden when Comparison mode is set to Change vs. previous.

Thresholds — change vs. previous

Setting	Default
Good at or above (%)	10
Bad at or below (%)	−10

Hidden when Comparison mode is set to % of target.

note

Hiding a threshold group doesn't clear it. Switch Comparison mode back to Auto and both groups return with your values intact.

→ KPIs, targets & trends

Sparkline

Setting	Options	Default
Chart Type	Line · Area	Area

Sparklines appear only when KPI Period is bound and a card has at least two data points.

→ Sparklines

Legend

Setting	Options	Default
Show Legend	On · Off	Off
Position	Top · Bottom · Top Center · Bottom Center	Top Center
Show Title	On · Off	On
Title Text	Any text	KPI Status
"Target Not Met" Label	Any text	Target not met
"Target Met" Label	Any text	Target met
"Target Exceeded" Label	Any text	Target exceeded
Font Size	8 – 20	10
Font Color	Any colour	#000000

Leaving a label blank falls back to the built-in wording in the viewer's language. Font Color is hidden while Dark Mode is on.

→ The legend

Tooltips

Setting	Options	Default
Show Tooltips	On · Off	On

→ Tooltips

Image

Setting	Options	Default
Show Image	On · Off	On
Size	20 – 80 px	40
Border Radius (%)	0 – 50	50

→ Images on cards

Settings that follow the report, not the pane

Two pieces of state are stored with the report rather than set in the Format pane. Both are captured by bookmarks:

State	Set by	Notes
Layout orientation	The rotate button in the top bar	Whatever an editor leaves it on is what viewers get.
Expand / collapse state	The toggles, the levels menu, focus	Reset with Reset view; re-seeded when the Display settings change.

Settings the host overrides

Mode	What changes
Dark Mode	Background, card background, card text, link colour, the three KPI colours, and legend font colour. Their pickers are hidden.
High contrast	The same colours plus outlines on cards, pills and swimlane bands, taken from Power BI's system palette. Pickers stay visible but have no effect.

Deploying a license key through a theme

{
  "name": "ChartPad licensing",
  "visualStyles": {
    "performanceFlowLite4D065F067E0243B99F249D8428909837": {
      "*": {
        "license": [{ "key": "PBI-your-key-here" }]
      }
    }
  }
}

Only set key. The status property is a read-only display line the visual fills in itself. See Direct license keys.

See also

• Data fields — what to put in each field well.
• Use cases — recommended settings per scenario.
• Troubleshooting — when a setting doesn't do what you expect.