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Adjusting Space Between Panes When Using a Bar Chart in Tableau Desktop


Published: 05 Jul 2022
Last Modified Date: 05 Jul 2022

Question

How to adjust the space between panes when using a bar chart in Tableau Desktop.

In the below chart, the space between years is too small. We want to adjust this space to be wider.
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Environment

  • Tableau Desktop

Answer

The ability to adjust the space between panes when using a bar chart is not currently built into Tableau Desktop.
Please consider the below 2 workarounds.
Option 1:
Update the Quarter field to be Continuous and adjust the size of the bar graph in the Marks card.
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Option 2:
Set the Column Divider by right-clicking a blank space in the chart and selecting Format.
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See the attached workbook for details.

Additional Information


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Ability to adjust space between panes
 
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