How and Why to Make Box Plots in Tableau
Box plots, sometimes called box-and-whisker plots, can give your dashboard users an easy introduction into the world of statistical analysis whilst at...Read More
Data Tips & Tutorials
Tableau Formatting Series: How to Use Shading and Backgrounds
Shading vs. Background
There are two approaches to changing surface color in Tableau; shading and background. While they have the same function, the...Read More
How to Flag Rows of Interest in Tableau
One of the main reasons behind investing time and resources into data visualization is to be able to quickly identify key pieces of information hidden...Read More
How to Make Better Drop-Down Menus in Tableau
Drop-down menus are nothing new. Tableau has this capability built in for filters, set controls, and parameters which work great, except if you want...Read More
3 Ways to Make Gorgeous Gantt Charts in Tableau
Traditional Gantt charts display a mark at a start date and size the mark by duration, showing a visual connection between a starting point and an end...Read More
3 Innovative Ways to Use Filters in Tableau
Filters are a dashboard engineer’s best friend. They help us convey a story, enhance the user experience and stay flexible to adjust to changes. But...Read More
How to Color Entire Tableau Charts Based on Latest Performance
I often see stock ticker gauges that show a trend for a symbol or index, but where the entire chart is colored green or red based on the overall daily...Read More
How to Design a Typographic Hierarchy in Tableau
For most Tableau authors, typography is not the first thing they think about when they develop a dashboard. Luckily, Tableau has spent considerable...Read More
3 More Ways to Make Beautiful Bar Charts in Tableau
The humble bar chart still reigns supreme when it comes to visualizing differences between categorial, or discrete, data – but it seems many...Read More