
Want to learn more about Tableau and data management? Reach out to us at Zuar today! Drop Shadows in Tableau 2020 - UpdateĪs Tableau releases new features every quarter, we at Zuar continue to look for powerful new ways to Tableau. But for now, here is one way to achieve this visual effect on a dashboard. We daily Tableau Users are hoping that there will be an easier, more scalable way of creating container drop shadows in the future (maybe with an extension?).

It should be noted that Tableau is frequently updating it's dashboard design elements. In this article, I'll show you an approach for containers & buttons (tableau 2018.3): So, Tableau is for visualizing data, can the drop shadow effect be used? The short answer is Yes, for certain things. A drop shadow is a visual effect used to give depth to graphical designs by creating the impression that an object is raised above the objects behind it.ĭepth can be a powerful element in the world of graphic and web design.
