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Show Me Button Missing From Toolbar


Published: 27 Oct 2016
Last Modified Date: 24 Oct 2022

Issue

The Show Me button is not present in the toolbar. 

Environment

Tableau Desktop

Resolution

Option 1

  1. Open Tableau Desktop.
  2. On Windows: From a worksheet, press the following keys: CTRL + 1. 
  3. On a Mac: From a worksheet, press Command +1.
The ShowMe button should appear. 

Option 2

Enlarge the window until the Show Me button is visible again.

Option 3

Increase the resolution of the Laptop or Desktop screen. (This can be helpful if you work on a small screen on a tablet or laptop.)

Cause

In Tableau Desktop versions 10.0.0 and later, the Show Me button will appear or disappear from the toolbar depending on the size of the application window. 
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