Auto adjust font size to fit inside label?

[Cayshin]

I'm wondering if it's possible to have a label's (or text input's, or whatever else) font size change to fit all text inside the label's dimensions.

For example, I have a label with the text property of: "Description: " & DescriptionVariable.

So the label's text ends up looking like: Description: Blah blah black with yellow trim blah blah or whatever the DescriptionVariable is for that item.

Some Descriptions are short and fit within the bounds of my label, others are really long and you can't see the entire thing.

I can't increase the size of my label due to space constraints so I was hoping I could have the font size auto-adjust to make all the text fit.

[Rahber]

One of the long approaches could be.

Using if else.
so in the font property of that label

If(Len(Label6.Text) < 6,10,20)

What this is doing is getting the length of label and then assigning the two fonts in between. You can make more sizes adjusted by adding nested same nested if conditions.

[JayMagness]

Hi,

When you select the Label you can see on the right an option for Overflow as "Hidden" change it to "Scrollable"

Please let us know if this helps

[Cayshin]

@Rahber: That's what I was hoping I wouldn't have to do. It felt tedious to try to account for all the different lengths the Description could possibly be.

@JayMagness: Unfortunately this app is designed for mobile phone use, so on a phone the scroll bar is itty bitty and bothersome to try and move with a finger.

[eka24]

Set the Wrap and Auto-Height of the Label to true.

Also check:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Font-size-based-on-height-of-label/m-p/53725...

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[Cayshin]

@eka24 Wrap is true, I should have mentioned that was a given. But Auto-Height changes the height of the label, not the font size. This would cause the label to overflow on top of other parts of the app.

I had seen the post you linked, but it's in regards to label height. In my case I worrying about the amount of text and resizing font based on that. It's sounding like what I want doesn't exist in PowerApps.

[JayMagness]

Hi,

Is is possible to move the app to Landscape this will give you more room and screen real estate to work with?

Just another thought, I have had to do this a few times.

Jay 

[eka24]

Sorry about that. If it is LabelA, click on the it and change the size to: LabelA.Height

Edited

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[AlexLindberg]

A simple solution is to include the information to the ToolTip like thus:

If(Len(Self.Text) < 0, "<Field Prompt>", "<Field Prompt> " & Self.Text)

This will then show the either field when hovering with your mouse like the following (Note the Text field's Display Mode is set to disable hence the arrow.  Other modes will show different cursors).

This example has the ToolTip set to

     If(Len(Self.Text) < 0, "Long Text Here", "Your Long Text: " & Self.Text)

FYI, you can also use IsEmpty(Self.Text) if you wish  Perhaps this is a clear 'self commenting' command.

It would be nice if a horizontal scroll was configurable. 

[zharriott]

I'm late here but maybe this would be helpful?

https://stackandbuild.blog/how-to-automatically-calculate-label-width-based-on-text-in-powerapps/