Bar Chart Labels Now Available in PPO

Illustration of a smiling person standing in front of a large computer monitor displaying various purple charts, graphs, and data visualizations.

We’re excited to introduce a new enhancement to the PPO bar chart widget that makes your data easier to read and interpret at a glance.

You can now display labels directly on your bar charts — eliminating the need to hover to see values and giving you quicker, clearer insights on your list pages and customised home pages.

Here’s what’s new:

  • Label Display Options: Choose between None (default) or Value to show counts directly on each bar.
  • Stacked Bar Charts: When using the stacked option, you can now choose None, Value, or Percentage, helping you better understand contribution and distribution.

Two bar charts compare project managers. The left chart shows data quality counts by color (green, grey); the right chart shows governance RAG status (green, amber, red) by percentage for five managers, all bars at similar heights.

This enhancement improves chart clarity, strengthens visual reporting, and makes your dashboards more informative with less effort.

We do our very best to make PPO better every day, so we’d love to hear your feedback on these latest enhancements.

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Author: Tarryn-Leigh Frans

Tarryn-Leigh is the Marketing Manager at PPO. She is enthusiastic about business improvement and is keen to share information and influence change. In her free time, she loves traveling, reading, and spending time with her husband and dogs.