How to Switch a Background Image with a Selection
In this example I created this Tableau dashboard to mimic the different links for this website. If you hover over worksheet with the...
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Sep 1, 20211 min
Create a Custom Color Palette
Did you know you can create your own custom color palette to display in the Tableau Color Marks card? You will need to know the hex...
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Aug 25, 20211 min
3 Custom Shapes You Should have
One of the most important things to have in your Tableau Tool box are certain custom shapes. I use Icons8.com and flaticons.com for free...
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Aug 11, 20212 min
The Shape Problem
Have you ever wanted to show shapes to represent something such as initiatives or certain steps in a project? Would you want to combine...
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Aug 4, 20212 min
Create Date "Buttons"
Do your users want to filter your dashboard by the Days, Weeks, Months and Years? I like to create a set of buttons as shown below with...
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Jul 29, 20212 min
A Bar Chart but with Shapes?
Have you ever wondered how to make a bar chart but with custom shapes? I documented the steps below from this youtube video by Toan...
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Jul 28, 20212 min
Create a Drill-Down Proportional Bar Chart with Set Actions
Do you want to add a chart to your dashboard where you can click on it and drill into the next level of data? An example would be with...
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Jul 21, 20211 min
What Chart Should I Use?
Have you ever wondered what chart is the best for your analysis? I get asked this question a lot from beginner users in Tableau. I found...
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Jul 13, 20213 min
How to Create a Line Jump Plot
Do you have a project with due dates? Did you know there is an interesting way to plot the days between these due dates? Jump Plots are...
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Jul 6, 20211 min
Explain Data Feature
Did you know that Tableau has an option to explain the data point in your Tableau Workbook? In my below workbook example containing data...
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Jul 6, 20211 min
Performance Recording
Is your Tableau dashboard slow? Did you know that Tableau has a feature called Performance recording that will help you identify where...
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Jun 29, 20212 min
Label Only on Highlight
Did you know you can only show labels when a circle is highlighted in a scatterplot? Hiding labels makes your dashboard appear visually...
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Jun 22, 20211 min
Color Banding
Do you want to have different color columns in your dashboard? Sometimes this helps to visually break up the space in your dashboard. ...
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Jun 15, 20211 min
KPI Color Arrow Calculation
Did you know you can just have the KPI arrows their own color in your dashboard? KPI's look less visually distracting if you just limit...
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Jun 15, 20212 min
How to Create a Unit Chart
Have you ever wondered how to create a population chart with people icons representing a portion of the population? These types of...
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Jun 9, 20212 min
Email Actions
Do you have a dashboard that you want to add a link for users to email you if they have any questions? You can do this by adding an...
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Jun 1, 20211 min
How to find Current Month to Date Data to the Prior Month with the Same Date
Have you ever wondered how to compare this month's data up to the current day of the month to the previous month's data to the same day? ...
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May 27, 20212 min
Create an Area Chart with a Slider
Do you have an area chart in your dashboard that you would like to have a slider to select a certain time period? One way to spruce up a...
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May 18, 20212 min
Restricting Views with the USERNAME Formula
Do you have a dashboard that you only want certain users to view their own items when they open the dashboard? Use the USERNAME formula!...
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May 5, 20211 min
Data Update Time
Have you ever had a client ask you when the data behind the dashboard was last updated? Did you know you can easily insert a time stamp...
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