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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

You're reading from  Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788838689
Pages 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Tristan Guillevin Tristan Guillevin
Profile icon Tristan Guillevin

Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
1. Catching Up with Tableau 2018 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 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Worksheet options and format


There are lots of options available in a Worksheet, and you can find them in many different places. You can right-click almost anywhere, and you'll get a list of options. The three significant places to find options are:

  • With a right-click on a pill
  • In the Worksheet menu at the top
  • With a right-click on the View (or on a Mark)

Let's go through a selection of the most useful options for each place, starting with the pill options.

Pill options

All the pill options are available by right-clicking on a pill. There are some differences between Continuous and Discrete pill options. The following screenshot shows the options available for a Continuous pill:

Among the most important options, you'll find the following:

  • Filter...: A shortcut to the pill in the Filters shelf that opens the Edit Filter window
  • Show Filter: Automatically puts the pill in the Filters shelf and displays the quick filter
  • Show Highlighter(only for Discrete pills): Opens the Highlighter card, which allows...
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