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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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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 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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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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What Charts are Best for Human Eyes?
Did you know some charts are better for human perception than others? There have been several studies on graphical perception or how we...
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Custom Legend Buttons
If you are a beginner user to Tableau, you may be aware of the automatic legend that appears when you apply a Measure to a worksheet....
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Be Kind to Your Future Self
Have you ever looked at a dashboard or workflow that you haven't touched in six months and you are like, "What was I thinking?" Perhaps...
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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I'm Drawing a Blank...
Did you know that you can use blank objects and blank shapes in a Tableau dashboard? Both can be helpful for different use cases. I will...
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Resumes in Tableau?!
Not only can you create dashboards to showcase your skills as a Tableau developer in Tableau Public , but you can create an interactive...
Sep 19, 20241 min read
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Automatically Filter a Dashboard for Managers
Wouldn't it be great if you could design a dashboard for managers that was automatically filtered for just for them? You can do this with...
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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Level Up Your Gantt Chart
A Gantt chart is a great way to show processes over time and are typically used for Project management. Here is the help tableau site's...
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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Let's Talk About Dates Baby!
In my live demo this week called Dawn's Design Demos, I will review how to create a Date Picker (or selector) for a dashboard. The...
Jun 30, 20243 min read
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The Lindsey Poulter Method and Other Tableau Tips
If you watched the exciting Iron Viz competition at TC24 this year, you may have heard of the "Lindsey Poulter Method." Who is Lindsey...
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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