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Shape

Provide lightweight visual structure or act as an action-enabled object.

Interactive example

Shapes group and separate content. Use them as backgrounds and dividers — never as fake charts or fake cards.

Simulated behaviour on the shared fictional retail dataset. Native mechanism: Yes.

Best for

Separators, simple grouping, background regions, occasional navigation.

Avoid when

Building complex faux components out of many manual shapes.

Typical data

No data required

Usage

Separators, simple grouping, background regions, occasional navigation.

Power BI limitation
Decorative shapes can pollute tab order if not managed.
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