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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

You're reading from   Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x Get up and running with the new features of Tableau 2018 for impactful data visualization

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788838689
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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David Pires David Pires
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Tristan Guillevin Tristan Guillevin
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Preface 1. Catching Up with Tableau 2018 FREE CHAPTER 2. The Tableau Core 3. A First Dashboard and Exploration 4. Connect to Data and Simple Transformations 5. Build an Efficient Data Source 6. Design Insightful Visualizations - Part 1 7. Design Insightful Visualizations - Part 2 8. Create Powerful Dashboards and Stories 9. Publish and Interact in Tableau Server 10. An Introduction to Calculations 11. Analytics and Parameters 12. Advanced Data Connections 13. Deal with Security 14. How to Keep Growing Your Skills 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Dashboard basics


If a Worksheet is one idea, a Dashboard is a way to combine all those ideas. With a Dashboard, you can create interaction between the Worksheets, and add pictures, web pages, and other objects to create a unique page that will answer all your questions.

To add a new Dashboard, you can either click on the icon at the bottom-right, click on New Dashboard from the Dashboard top menu, or use the New Dashboard button in the toolbar, as highlighted in the following screenshot:

The Dashboard workplace is composed of a central blank part where you can drop Worksheets and objects. On the left pane, you can find two tabs: Dashboard and Layout.

Note

You can't see the data pane on the Dashboard anymore. If you need to modify it, you have to go on a Worksheet or create a temporary new Worksheet that you can delete afterwards.

Let's start by seeing how to build a Dashboard; then, we'll focus on the two different tabs.

How to build a Dashboard

To create a Dashboard, you have to drag Worksheets...

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