Does PowerPoint crop persist after refreshing Tableau add-in content?

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Hi,

I am planning to evaluate the new Tableau add-in for Microsoft 365, but I am currently waiting for permission to install add-ins in PowerPoint and Word.

One thing I am especially curious about, and honestly cannot wait to find out, is how image cropping behaves when refreshing Tableau content in PowerPoint.

My planned workflow is:

Insert a Tableau dashboard into PowerPoint using the add-in.
Crop the inserted dashboard in the slide so that only a specific chart or section of the dashboard is visible in PowerPoint.
Later refresh the Tableau content directly from PowerPoint

Will the manual crop settings in PowerPoint be preserved after refreshing the Tableau content, or does the refresh replace the entire image/object and reset the crop?

Many thanks!

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Martina De Luca · Accepted Answer

I tested this for Pulse Metrics since I only wanted to show the value, not the graph. The refresh replaces the entire image in the cropped size, so it looks very small.

Norman Gallynhaal · Answer

That’s a great question — cropping behavior in PowerPoint with refreshed add‑in content can be tricky. In most cases, when you refresh a Tableau dashboard embedded via the Microsoft 365 add‑in, the object is re‑rendered, which means manual crop settings may not always persist. Some users report that the crop resets because the refresh replaces the entire embedded object rather than updating the existing one. A workaround is to place the cropped view inside a grouped shape or container in PowerPoint, so even if the dashboard refreshes, your layout remains consistent. Alternatively, exporting the specific chart you want as a static image before embedding ensures the crop stays intact. For workflows that involve testing scripts or isolating processes outside of the main system, tools like  Delta iOS Executor  can be useful. While it’s not directly tied to Tableau, it helps with managing lightweight tasks and validating outputs in a controlled environment.

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