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How Do You Compare?
Have you ever encountered a data set where you have to compare a person's score with an average score? What kind of visualization would...
May 292 min read
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Layout Schmayout, Use a Tableau Template!
If you are a beginner user in Tableau, you may not know what the best layout is for your dashboard. If you ever visit Tableau Public's...
May 192 min read
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You Don't Know, What You Don't Know
Are you struggling to master Tableau? You are not alone. Many self-taught users miss out on powerful features that can elevate their...
May 144 min read
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Sensitive Data? Add an AFFIRM Button!
Do you have a dashboard with sensitive data? Not only can you control access with row level filtering with the help of Tableau's...
Apr 282 min read
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What Charts Can You Create With Measure Names / Measure Values?
What is Tableau's Measure Names / Measure Values fields? If you are a beginner user, you may have noticed this field in your data pane....
Apr 91 min read
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Burndown Budget Calculator
What is a burndown chart? This type of chart is typically used in Agile project management. It helps to count down the budget so the last...
Mar 314 min read
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KPI Series: Reference Line Highlighting Trick
In last week's blog post I discussed using Parameters for highlighting the background and text. This week I want to talk about another...
Mar 172 min read
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KPI Series: Automatic Highlight Background and Text Swap
In last week's blog Use KPI as a Filter! I reviewed several dashboards that allowed you to click on them to filter the rest of the...
Mar 93 min read
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Use KPI as a Filter!
If you are new to Tableau you may have seen KPI or BANs at the top of a dashboard. This is considered a best practice by Tableau's eye...
Mar 21 min read
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How to Have a Difficult Conversation with your Client
Is your client asking for something in a Tableau dashboard that doesn't make sense? Agreeing with them might seem easiest, but it's not...
Feb 173 min read
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How to Create Fancy Tables from a Guest Blogger!
The below blog is from Kate Crawford from the Information Lab. Her blog is located here ! Advanced Tables , or Fancy Tables as the...
Feb 62 min read
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Highlight Table Hack
Sometimes, Highlight Tables are confused with Heat Maps . A Heat Map is a table that uses colors across two axes. A Highlight Table ...
Jan 203 min read
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From a Line to a Spark!
What are sparkline charts? Sparkline charts are small line charts that are vertically stacked together instead of combining them all on...
Jan 62 min read
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What is the Best Way to Show a Price Increase in a Dashboard?
How do you take your data beyond a table view and why would you do so? I came across the below image online and this is a very common...
Dec 24, 20243 min read
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