Device layout

On Tableau Desktop, you can create device layouts for your Dashboard. Then, depending on the device used to open the Workbook on Tableau Server, the right layout is automatically chosen. 

Note

Device Layouts also works when publishing a Dashboard on Tableau Public.

For example, here's a Dashboard displayed on a computer:

Here is the same Dashboard if you open it on a mobile:

As you can see, the ideas and insights are visible in both layouts, but are adapted for each device.  

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The section is divided into two parts. First, we'll see how to create a Device layout, then how to preview the results on Tableau Desktop.

Creating a Device layout

To create a Device layout, first click on the Device Preview button on a Dashboard to open the Device layout toolbar:

On this toolbar, you need to do the...