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dabutler
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Square shape problem

Hello Power BI team,

 

I'm having an issue with shapes.  Specifically, if you add a rectangle, and turn on the line feature, the position of the line varies based on the size of the shape causing alignment problems with other shapes.

 

I've attached a png that shows the issue.  The top rectangle is aligned with the bottom rectangle which you can verify by looking at the border (in black).

 

The line feature (in red) should also be aligned, but it is not.  When you align different sized rectangles, the line and the fill are pulled away from the edge of the larger shape which makes it impossible to align differently sized shapesPowerBIShapeIssue.png.

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @dabutler,

 

Could you please mark the proper answer as solution or share the solution if it's convenient for you? That will be a big help to the others.

 

Best Regards!
Dale

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Hey @dabutler all you have to do is not use the fill or line, just use the background for the square with whatever color you want and transparency set to what you need. Background fills a shape completely edge to edge - fill leaves slight gaps.

v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @dabutler,

 

One possible workaround is using border instead. Please create an idea as @Anonymous suggested.Square shape problem.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards!

Dale

 

 

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Anonymous
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Hi @dabutler,

 

I am affraid this a problem with the sizing and shaping of Power BI. The same problem also occurs with images even when you set them to fit.

 

I dont think a simmilar idea for this to be fixed has posted about this subject. you can add one here:

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi?WT.mc_id=Community

 

Regards,

L.Meijdam

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