Summary
This post shows you how to allow Tableau Server dashboards to embed in PowerPoint from their regular browser link by turning off clickjack protection in Tableau Services Manager (TSM).
By default, clickjack protection is on, so Tableau Server only embeds dashboards inside another app through their embed link and blocks links copied from the browser's address bar. To allow regular dashboard links:
- Open a command prompt on the Tableau Server node where you run TSM.
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Run
tsm configuration set -k wgserver.clickjack_defense.enabled -v false. - Run
tsm pending-changes applyto apply the change.
Tableau Cloud does not have a clickjack protection setting; on Tableau Cloud, load the dashboard's embed link instead.
Turn off clickjack protection
- Open a command prompt on the Tableau Server node where you run TSM.
- Disable clickjack protection:
tsm configuration set -k wgserver.clickjack_defense.enabled -v false- Apply the pending configuration change:
tsm pending-changes applyIf the change requires a Tableau Server restart, TSM prompts you before restarting. For details, see Tableau's clickjack protection guide.
Embed a dashboard in PowerPoint
Paste the dashboard's browser link into Web Viewer 2.0. Web Viewer shows the Load this dashboard's embed link card. If the dashboard asks you to sign in, select Sign in on that card; the sign-in window works like the one in How to sign in to Tableau in PowerPoint. Once the dashboard appears, close the card.
For help with Web Viewer 2.0, contact support.