Dashboard actions
Actions are the more common and easiest way to add interactivity in Tableau. Usually, you'll add an action to create interactivity between the different Worksheets of your Dashboard, but you can also add an action that modifies the Worksheet itself. Actions have at least one Worksheet as a source, and a target that depends on the Action type.
There are three ways to trigger an Action:
- Hover: Just put your mouse over a mark, and the action is triggered.
- Select: The action is triggered when you click on a mark.
- Menu: A link is added at the bottom of the tooltip when clicking on a mark, but the action is only triggered if you click on that link. The text of the link can be customized.
You'll find the option to add an action in the Dashboard or Worksheet top menu. When you click on Actions..., a new window opens where you can add different types of actions, as you can see in the following screenshot:
There six different Actions: Filter..., Highlight..., Go to URL..., Go...
