# Web formatting for borders and dividers - New in Tableau 2022.2

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2022-07-05
- **Format:** Video · 7 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation, Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, formatting, web edit)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/web-formatting-for-borders-and-dividers-new-in-tableau-2022-2
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvsEBA5PgdM

I walk through the new worksheet formatting capabilities that arrived in Tableau 2022.2 web edit, covering lines, text, borders and dividers. I demonstrate the redesigned formatting pane on the right-hand side and share how I approach formatting tasks in practice.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau 2022.2 brings worksheet formatting (lines, text, borders, dividers) to web edit, accessed by right-clicking white space and selecting Format Worksheet
- The formatting pane now sits on the right-hand side and stays open, switching context automatically as you move between sheets
- Gridlines can be controlled separately for horizontal and vertical, with thickness spelled out in pixels for consistency
- Choosing a bold colour like pure black temporarily makes it far easier to see exactly which part of the chart your formatting change affects
- Borders use a new linked padlock toggle so the pane and header change together, or you can unlink them for independent control

## Chapters

- 0:00 Why web formatting matters
- 0:15 The new right-hand formatting pane
- 1:44 Pane stays open across sheets
- 2:30 Fonts and background fill
- 3:02 Gridlines and seeing your changes
- 5:21 Interactive controls and borders
- 6:35 Final thoughts

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/web-formatting-for-borders-and-dividers-new-in-tableau-2022-2

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