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Mastering Tableau 2023

You're reading from   Mastering Tableau 2023 Implement advanced business intelligence techniques, analytics, and machine learning models with Tableau

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803233765
Length 684 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Marleen Meier Marleen Meier
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Reviewing the Basics 2. Getting Your Data Ready FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Tableau Prep Builder 4. Learning about Joins, Blends, and Data Structures 5. Introducing Table Calculations 6. Utilizing OData, Data Densification, Big Data, and Google BigQuery 7. Practicing Level of Detail Calculations 8. Going Beyond the Basics 9. Working with Maps 10. Presenting with Tableau 11. Designing Dashboards and Best Practices for Visualizations 12. Leveraging Advanced Analytics 13. Improving Performance 14. Exploring Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud 15. Integrating Programming Languages 16. Developing Data Governance Practices 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Formatting rules

The following formatting rules encompass fonts, lines, and bands. Fonts are, of course, an obvious formatting consideration. Lines and bands, however, may not be something you typically work with—but in Tableau, lines and bands should certainly be considered. This illustrates that data visualization is closely related to graphic design, where lines and bands play a much bigger role than they do in, for example, Excel, and that formatting considers much more than just the textual layout.

Keep the font choice simple

Typically, using one or two fonts on a dashboard is advisable. More fonts can create a confusing environment and interfere with readability.

Fonts chosen for titles should be thick and solid, while body fonts should be easy to read. In Tableau, choosing appropriate fonts is simple: select Format | Font to display the Format Font window to see and choose the fonts you like.

The Tableau fonts always work, like Tableau Bold, Tableau...

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