Designing dashboards in Tableau
No matter your objective or approach, the practical task of designing a dashboard in Tableau will look similar each time. In this section, we will go through some fundamental concepts.
Using objects
Dashboards are made up of objects that are arranged on a canvas.
You’ll see a list of objects that can be added to a dashboard in the left-hand pane of a dashboard:
Figure 8.1: Objects available to add to a dashboard
The pane includes these objects:
- Horizontal: A layout container within which other objects will be arranged in a single row (horizontally).
- Vertical: A layout container within which other objects will be arranged in a single column (vertically).
- Text: An object that allows you to include richly formatted text in your dashboard.
- Image: An image (for example,
.gif,.png, or.jpeg) that can be positioned and sized on your dashboard. Optionally, you may set a URL for navigation when a...
