Certain Characters in Password in Web Object Interpreted as Tableau Desktop Shortcut Keys

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Certain Characters in Password in Web Object Interpreted as Tableau Desktop Shortcut Keys

Published: 05 Mar 2020
Last Modified Date: 08 Jul 2022

Issue

Some of the lower-case letter input such as "t" in a text box in web object with a login page is interpreted as a Desktop shortcut and does not work as a password input on the dashboard.
"t" is interpreted as a shortcut to switch the panes from Dashboard to Layout at the left side of the screen.

Environment

Tableau Desktop 2019.4, Tableau Desktop 2020.1
Windows 10

Resolution

Upgrade to Tableau Desktop 2019.4.6, 2020.1.3 or later.

Workaround is to copy the password text and use Shift+Insert to paste the password in to the field within the web object on the dashboard.