When to Use Stepped Colors
Stepped colors are a way you can reduce the number of colors in a visualization. In my opinion, your eye can only process so many colors...
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- Jan 11
- 2 min
Great Tableau Public Business Vizzes
I had a couple of users ask me about templates for business dashboards. I wanted to call out some great vizzes from Tableau Public....
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- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Go to Sheet Action
In a previous blog article here, I reviewed how to use the Navigation Objects in Tableau. I also covered how to embed a Navigation Bar...
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- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
To Gauge or Not to Gauge
Whenever I teach one of my Tableau classes, a question I am always asked is how can you make a Gauge Chart in Tableau? The quick answer...
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- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Collapsible Containers and Navigation Buttons
In a previous blog here, I discussed how to perform Sheet Swapping with the help of a Parameter, a Filter and a Container. There are a...
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Dynamic Top N and % of Total
What if you have a data set with over twenty-five Categories. What if you only wanted to display the values for the top 10 Categories and...
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- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
What is Sheet Swapping?
Are you new to Tableau? Sheet Swapping is a technique where you can "swap" out charts based on a selection in your dashboard. You can...
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- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Filter Reset Button
I had a request to review how to create a Filter Reset Button in Tableau. There are several articles out there on how to create one for...
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- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
Create an Embedded Navigation Bar Using Web Objects
Recently I had the pleasure of watching a demo by Zak Geis, a Tableau DataDev Ambassador, show how you can create an embedded Navigation...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 5 min
Area Chart in a Reference Band?
If you are new to Tableau you may not be aware of the Reference Lines feature. Tableau can add a stagnant line to your Line graph...
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- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
How to Create a Waterfall Chart
I had a user ask if I would do a blog on how to create a Waterfall Chart. These are also known as Bridge Charts because they look like a...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
How to Create a Dendrogram Chart
In the blog below, I review the steps created by Data Viz Canvas to develop a Dendogram Chart in this youtube video here; except, I will...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Cannot Mix Aggregate and Non-Aggregate Functions
Have you ever received the error in Tableau? This can be kind of frustrating if you need to normalize any of your values for a...
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- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
What is Clustering in Tableau?
Do you have data that you would like to group together by similar data points? Perhaps when you analyze the data you can't quickly...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
How to Create a Parameter Column Swap
Do you have different metrics that you want your user to be able to flip to for the same view? Perhaps you have a Bar Chart and you want...
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
How to Remove the Blue Box for KPI's
Do you have a KPI's listed predominately on your dashboard? Have you noticed when you click on one of them, you get a blue box as shown...
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- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
How to Create a Drill-Down Map
If you are new to Tableau you may be aware of Hierarchies and drill-down options with them. In a previous blog post, I listed steps on...
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- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Automatic Highlighting Reference Lines
Do you have KPI's on your dashboard? Would you like to draw attention to low performing KPI's? What if you wanted to highlight low...
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- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
What is a LOD expression?
Have you heard of Level of Detail Expressions for Tableau? Why would someone want to use this type of calculation? There are several...
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- Jun 22, 2022
- 3 min
Tableau Optimization Tips
How do I optimize the performance of my dashboard? I get asked this question a lot. There are multiple ways to do so. According to the...
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