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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

You're reading from   Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 Effective data visualization and business intelligence with the new features of Tableau 2019.2

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838553067
Length 260 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Tristan Guillevin Tristan Guillevin
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Preface 1. Catching Up with Tableau 2019 FREE CHAPTER 2. The Tableau Core 3. Getting Started with Tableau Desktop 4. Connecting to Data and Simple Transformations 5. Building an Efficient Data Source 6. Design Insightful Visualizations 7. Powerful Dashboards, Stories, and Actions 8. Publishing and Interacting in Tableau Server 9. An Introduction to Calculations 10. Analytics and Parameters 11. Advanced Data Connections 12. Dealing with Security 13. How to Keep Growing Your Skills A. Other Books You May Enjoy Index
Dashboard basics

If a Worksheet is one idea, a

Dashboard is a way to combine multiple such 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.

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:

Tip

You can't see the Data pane when creating a Dashboard. If you need to modify your data source, you have to go to a Worksheet.

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

Building a dashboard

To create a Dashboard, you have to drag Worksheets or objects to the central blank area (you can also double-click on a Worksheet...

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