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Learning Tableau

You're reading from   Learning Tableau Leverage the power of Tableau 9.0 to design rich data visualizations and build fully interactive dashboards

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784391164
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Joshua N. Milligan Joshua N. Milligan
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Preface 1. Creating Your First Visualizations and Dashboard FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Data in Tableau 3. Moving from Foundational to Advanced Visualizations 4. Using Row-level and Aggregate Calculations 5. Table Calculations 6. Formatting a Visualization to Look Great and Work Well 7. Telling a Data Story with Dashboards 8. Adding Value to Analysis – Trends, Distributions, and Forecasting 9. Making Data Work for You 10. Advanced Techniques, Tips, and Tricks 11. Sharing Your Data Story Index

Story points


The story points feature allows you to tell a story using interactive snapshots of dashboards and views. The snapshots become points in a story. This allows you to construct a guided narrative or even an entire presentation.

Let's consider an example in which story points might be useful. Executive managers are pleased with the regional scorecard dashboard you developed. Now, they want you to make a presentation to the board and highlight some specific issues for the East region. With minimal effort, you can transform even a simple scorecard into an entire story, following steps such as these:

  1. First, we'll extend the scorecard with one additional view. Create a view similar to this one by double-clicking on the State field, adding Profit Ratio KPI to color, and including Profit Ratio on the Detail level of the Marks card. If needed, edit the color legend to use a Blue / Orange palette. If desired, increase the washout of the map to 100% (from the menu, navigate to Map | Options...

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