# Range Plume: all fields and settings explained

> Every field well and every Format pane setting of Range Plume: what it does, which values it accepts and what its default value is, card by card.

- Language: English
- Web page: https://plumevisuals.com/en/tutorials/range-plume-champs-et-reglages
- Published: 2026-10-14
- Visual: Range Plume, technical reference: https://plumevisuals.com/ai/visuals/range-pulse.md
- If an option name in this tutorial differs from the technical reference, the reference is right (it is generated from the visual's code).

This page describes everything Range Plume offers: the field wells, then each card of the Format pane, in the order they appear. The default value of each setting is in **bold**, and premium features are marked with a ★. For a guided first visual, see [getting started](/en/tutorials/filtrer-une-plage-numerique).

## The visual's fields

| Field (exact name) | Required? | How many fields | What to drag in (column or measure, type) | What it's for | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Numeric field** | Yes | 1 | A **column** of type number (whole or decimal) | The filtered column; its values make up the histogram | `Listings[Price]` |
| **Row count (weight)** | No, but strongly recommended | 1 | A count **measure** | Exact bar heights, accurate median, quartiles and deciles | `Listing count` |
| **Measure (impact)** | No | 1 | An **additive measure** (sum) | Amount kept by the range and its share of the total | `Volume (total price)` |
| **Preselection** | No | 1 | A **measure** that returns a range as text | Range selected when the report opens ★ | `Preselected Price` |
| **Dynamic format** | No | Several | Measures named `card.setting` | Drive a Format pane setting with DAX | — |

**Numeric field.** A single column, and it must be numeric: a text or date column is rejected as soon as you drag it. Can you put several series in it? No: Range Plume filters one column at a time. To filter both price and area, place two Range Plume visuals side by side; their filters combine.

**Row count (weight).** Without this measure, each distinct value counts as 1: a price shared by 50 listings weighs as much as a price held by just one. The bars then have misleading heights, and an ⓘ flags it in the summary box. Almost always use `COUNTROWS` of the table that contains the column.

**Measure (impact).** Choose an **additive** measure (a sum: revenue, volume, quantity). An average or a rate makes no sense as a "share kept". Can you add several measures? No, only one.

**No Tooltips well.** The tooltip for each bar (bin bounds, row count and share, measure) is built into the visual; the **Tooltips** card turns it on or off (formerly **Histogram › Tooltip per bin**).

**Preselection.** A measure that returns the range to select when the report opens, minimum and maximum separated by `;`: `Preselected Price = "150000;300000"`. With the *Less than or equal to* or *Greater than or equal to* style, a single value is enough. Premium feature ★; for common cases (without outliers, middle half, top 10%), a free **Shortcut** in the **Preselection** card is enough, with no measure. Details in [the common basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume). The **Dynamic format** field is explained in [the common basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume).

## Format pane settings

### Header

The **Header** card sets up the slicer's own title row, with its button to clear the filter.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Shows or hides the whole header row | **On** / Off |
| Text | Header text; if left empty, it uses the field name | Free text (**empty**) |
| Size | Title text size, in points | 7 to 36 (**14**) |
| Bold | Makes the title bold | **On** / Off |
| Italic | Makes the title italic. | On / **Off** |
| Underline | Underlines the title. | On / **Off** |
| Color (empty = text) | Title color; empty = the style's text color | Color (**empty**) |
| Background color | Fills the header row's background, like the native title background. | Color (**empty**) |
| Horizontal alignment | Puts the title on the left, in the center or on the right. When centered, the title stays in the middle even with the counter and the Clear button. | ***Left*** / *Center* / *Right* |
| Text wrap | A long title goes on two lines (breaking between words) instead of being cut with "…". | **On** / Off |
| Show divider | Draws a line under the header. | On / **Off** |
| Color (empty = lines) (appears if Show divider is on) | Line color. Empty: the style's line color. | Color (**empty**) |
| Line style (appears if Show divider is on) | Line pattern. | ***Solid*** / *Dashed* / *Dotted* |
| Width (appears if Show divider is on) | Line thickness, in pixels. | 1 to 6 (**1**) |
| Show value / selection count | Shows the chosen range in the header, for example "150,000 – 300,000", as soon as it differs from the full range | **On** / Off |
| "Clear" button | Shows a button that removes the filter and resets the range | **On** / Off |
| Clear button label (appears if "Clear" button is on) | Replaces the word "Clear" | Free text (**empty** = "Clear") |

### Histogram

This card controls how the distribution is drawn under the slider.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Shows or hides the histogram (the slider and the input boxes remain) | **On** / Off |
| Number of bins (0 = auto) | Number of bars (bins of values); 0 lets the visual decide | 0 to 200 (**0**) |
| Horizontal scale | How values are spread along the axis. *Auto* switches to logarithmic when a few very large values squash the rest (positive values only) | ***Auto (log when very skewed)*** / *Linear* / *Logarithmic* |
| Bar height | *Square root* softens the peaks so that small bins become visible | ***Linear*** / *Square root (softens peaks)* |
| Style | Shape of the drawing. *Dots (units)* suits columns with few different values (number of rooms) | ***Bars*** / *Filled curve* / *Dots (units)* |
| Gap between bars (px) (appears if Style = *Bars*) | Space between two bars | 0 to 8 (**2**) |
| In-range color (empty = accent) | Color of the bars inside the chosen range | Color (**empty** = the style's accent) |
| Out-of-range color (empty = auto) | Color of the excluded bars | Color (**empty** = automatic) |
| Median marker | Draws a marker at the median (the value that splits the rows into two halves) | **On** / Off |
| Mean marker | Draws a marker at the mean | On / **Off** |
| Axis | Shows the tick marks under the histogram | **On** / Off |
| Tick count (appears if Axis is on) | Number of values written on the axis | 2 to 12 (**5**) |

### Slider

This card controls the handles and how the range moves.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Handle shape | How the two handles are drawn | ***Circle*** / *Vertical bar* / *Pill* |
| Handle size | Size in pixels | 10 to 30 (**16**) |
| Track thickness | Thickness of the bar the handles slide along | 2 to 12 (**4**) |
| Handle values | When to show the value above each handle | *Always* / ***On hover and drag*** / *Never* |
| Step (0 = auto) | Smallest gap between two positions of a handle (e.g. 1000 to move in steps of 1,000) | 0 or more (**0**) |
| Snap to | What the handles snap to while dragging | ***Step*** / *Bin edges* / *Existing values* / *Nothing* |
| Draw range on the histogram | Lets you draw the range with the mouse directly on the bars | **On** / Off |
| Drag the whole range | Lets you grab the whole range and move it without changing its width | **On** / Off |

### Min / max inputs

The boxes where you type an exact bound. They understand "250000", "250k", "1.2M" or "1,200 €".

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Shows or hides both boxes | **On** / Off |
| Position | Where the boxes go | ***Below the slider*** / *Above the histogram* |
| "Minimum / Maximum" labels | Shows the small label of each box | **On** / Off |
| Minimum label | Replaces "Minimum" (e.g. "Price floor") | Free text (**empty**) |
| Maximum label | Replaces "Maximum" | Free text (**empty**) |

### Presets

Buttons that set a range in one click. They are **calculated on the current data**, then sent as a fixed range: they are not recalculated at the next refresh.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Shows or hides the row of buttons | **On** / Off |
| Custom ranges ★ | Your named ranges, one per line or separated by `;`, in the format `Label: min-max`; empty min or max = open-ended range | Free text (**empty**) |
| Quartiles (Q1 to Q4) | Four buttons, each one keeps a quarter of the rows | On / **Off** |
| "Without outliers" | A button that removes the smallest and largest values | **On** / Off |
| Share removed on each side (%) (appears if "Without outliers" is on) | Share of rows removed at the bottom and at the top | 1 to 25 (**5**) |
| "Above median" | A button that keeps the upper half | On / **Off** |
| "Top 10%" | A button that keeps the top decile | **On** / Off |
| "Bottom 10%" | A button that keeps the bottom decile | On / **Off** |
| Position | Where the buttons go | *Top* / ***Bottom*** |

### Number format

The format of the values the visual writes (tick marks, handle values, input boxes, header and tooltips).

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Display units | Shortens large numbers ("250k") | ***Auto*** / *None* / *Thousands* / *Millions* / *Billions* |
| Decimals (-1 = auto) | Number of digits after the decimal point | -1 to 6 (**-1**) |
| Prefix | Text placed before each number (e.g. "$") | Free text (**empty**) |
| Suffix (e.g. €) | Text placed after each number; put a space before "€" | Free text (**empty**) |

### Range impact

The summary box that tells you what the range keeps.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Shows or hides the summary box | **On** / Off |
| Rows kept | Shows the number of rows in the range | **On** / Off |
| Share of rows | Shows that number as a percentage of the total | **On** / Off |
| Measure kept and its share | Shows the amount of the **Measure (impact)** within the range and its share (requires a measure in that field) | **On** / Off |
| Median of the range | Shows the median of the values kept | **On** / Off |
| Row name (e.g. orders) | Word used for the rows ("7 listings") | Free text (**empty** = "rows") |

### Behavior

This card controls the shape of the filter (Between, ≤, ≥), when it is sent and the limits of the scale.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Like the native numeric slicer styles. *Between*: two handles, a range. *Less than or equal to* / *Greater than or equal to*: a single handle, everything below (or above) the chosen value. | ***Between*** / *Less than or equal to* / *Greater than or equal to* |
| Apply the filter | *On mouse release* filters as soon as you release a handle; *With an "Apply" button* waits for a click on **Apply** (with **Cancel**) | ***On mouse release*** / *With an "Apply" button* |
| Fixed lower bound | Start of the scale set by hand (otherwise the scale follows the data) | Number (**empty**) |
| Fixed upper bound | End of the scale set by hand | Number (**empty**) |
| Open-ended at the extremes | When a handle is at the end of the scale, values beyond it stay included (the bound is "open"); both handles at the ends = filter removed | **On** / Off |

When another slicer filters the page, the scale shrinks to the remaining rows. To keep it, drive the bounds with the **Dynamic format** field: two measures renamed for this visual `behavior.boundsMin` and `behavior.boundsMax`, for example `CALCULATE ( MIN ( Listings[Price] ), REMOVEFILTERS () )` and `CALCULATE ( MAX ( Listings[Price] ), REMOVEFILTERS () )` (`ALLSELECTED ()` won't do: it follows the slicers).

### Preselection

Selects a range when the report opens, in two ways: a built-in **shortcut**, with no DAX and free, or a measure dropped into the **Preselection** field that returns a range ("100;500", premium feature ★, watermark without a key). If both are set, the measure wins. The details (measure format, bookmarks, persistent filters) are in [the shared basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume).

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcut (no DAX) | Range selected at opening without writing any DAX (free), computed from the values received: *Without outliers* removes on each side the share set in **Presets › Share removed on each side (%)** (5% by default, a setting shown when the "Without outliers" button is on), *Middle half* goes from the first to the third quartile. *None*: only the measure in the **Preselection** field counts. | ***None (measure only)*** / *Without outliers* / *Middle half (Q1 to Q3)* / *Above median* / *Top 10%* / *Bottom 10%* |
| Apply | *Once per session*: the preselection applies the first time the slicer is displayed, then the reader is in control (if they change the selection, it doesn't come back when they switch pages). *Reapply on every display*: it comes back every time the page is displayed and whenever the measure's value changes. | ***Once per session*** / *Reapply on every display* |
| Force | Replaces an existing selection: saved in the report, recalled by a bookmark or by persistent filters. When off, that selection is kept and the preselection doesn't apply. | On / **Off** |
| Value separator | Character that separates the minimum and maximum in the text returned by the measure ("100;500"). | Free text (**;**) |
| Report values not found (edit mode) | In edit mode, flags in the visual a measure whose text isn't a readable range. Readers never see this message. | **On** / Off |

### Frame (extra option)

Here, the **Frame** card has one more option than the standard version.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Transparent background | Removes the visual's background so you can see what is behind it | On / **Off** |

Shared cards (Plume Studio License, Style, Frame, Language and numbers): see [the shared basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume).

## Premium ★ features of this visual

| Feature | Where to set it |
|---|---|
| Custom ranges ★ | **Format › Presets › Custom ranges ★** |
| Preselection with a measure | **Preselection** field (the **Preselection** card's shortcuts are free) |
| Styles ★, palettes ★ and Theme JSON ★ | **Format › Style** (see [the common basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume)) |

Nothing is locked: without a key, these features work and show a discreet "Plume Visuals · Premium preview" watermark. See [the common basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume) for the license.

## Learn more

- [Getting started with Range Plume](/en/tutorials/filtrer-une-plage-numerique): the data to prepare and a first visual, step by step.
- [Range Plume: 9 how-to guides (named ranges, outliers…)](/en/tutorials/range-plume-cas-pratiques): recipes for common needs.
- [Getting started with Plume visuals](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume): installation, license, styles and settings shared by all visuals.
- The visual's page: [Range Plume](/en/visuals/range-pulse). A question? [Support](/en/support).