Remove Top bar or border format from Cards and Textboxes in template

[dd88]

I have inherited a powerbi report template. Each time I add Visuals either Card or Textbox, the result is at the top is a bar or border. which takes up space/real estate on the report.  see screen shots.

Padding property format is the default settings ie Top, Bottom, Left & Right set to 5 px.

I do not know what this property is. How do I remove this bar at the template level, & not have to reset each time a Visual Card or Textbox is added.

any info on this one please

TIA

[dd88]

that worked. thank you @OwenAuger  thats great

[Ritaf1983]

Hi @dd88 
Which version of the desktop do you have ?
I use the last one and don't have this "grey row" 

However, there are some nuances at the system level:

It is indeed possible to adjust the boundaries of the white space in the visualizations using the padding settings shown in the image you attached.

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Specifically, in a text box, the spacing is also a function of the font size—the larger the font, the greater the spacing. I assume this was designed to maintain some level of symmetry (just my assumption, without verification in the documentation).
This is, of course, a setting that we cannot control :

The pbix with the examples is attached.
If you have some suggestions and ideas about these issues , you can check here if somebody already posted and vote :
https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com/ideas/search-ideas/?q=padding&currentSelected=

Or to post your own idea.

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[dd88]

hi @Ritaf1983

powerbi desktop version - the latest version

Version: 2.139.2054.0 64-bit (January 2025)

the borders are in the powerbi template I downloaded.

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[OwenAuger · Accepted solution]

Options > Current File > Report settings > Visual options > Use the modern visual header with updated styling options