For example, the image below shows a pie chart with the labels positioned where Tableau put them. The left image shows the data split into 4 ship modes. The right image has been filtered to exclude the Standard Class option. The labels are all positioned in a sensible location. In the le...
It's not an uncommon scenario. You want to make your bar chart look a bit nicer (or different). You want to hide the dimension header, but you don't want the labels inside the bars. How about adding the dimension labels above the bars? In this tip, I show you how to do just th...
Throughout this series, we've been exploring admission rates at the University of California in Berkeley. In 1973, the overall graduate-school admission rates for men and women appeared to be biased toward men. But when looked at in more detail, the tren
Thanks to a great workbook posted in https://community.tableau.com/s/question/0D54T00000C6lwhSAB/trellis-chart-made-up-of-small-tree-maps I have been able to make a tree map trellis. However, I cannot figure out how to a single label on each cell of the trellis. I found a blog ...
When to Use a Tableau Donut Chart Let’s consider, as a set of rules, the conditions under which a donut chart would be insightful: Use donut charts with percentages only. Percentages in a donut chart must add up to 100%. Percentages in a donut chart must be positive. Limit the slices...
The following steps can be used to create a Tableau line chart. The Electronics Store sales dataset that is present in Tableau Desktop is used throughout the example, but you can use the dataset of your choice. Step 1: Add the Measure and Dimension Field For this example, we will create...
Learn how to create Parameters in Tableau using filters and sets and their uses. Also, learn to edit a parameter from this tutorial.
Changing colors in Tableau is straightforward. Go to the legend on the right, click the drop-down menu, then select Edit Colors…. Choose the colors of interest and click Apply -> Ok to change the colors of your chart. Sometimes, adding labels to our data is interesting. This can be to...
Index & Match Functions in Excel can be used in horizontal & vertical lookups, 2-way lookups, left lookups, case-sensitive & criteria based lookups. Read more for details!
Learn how to efficiently add filters to your Tableau dashboard, enhancing interactivity and user experience in data visualization.