How to Make a Diverging Bar Chart in Tableau
A diverging bar chart is a bar chart that has the marks for some dimension members pointing up or right, and the marks for other dimension members...Read More
Chart types
3 Ways to Make Handsome Highlight Tables in Tableau
To draw a highlight table in Tableau, you need one or more dimensions and exactly one measure. This is the same criteria to draw a raw text table in...Read More
How to Make a Tableau Navigation that Doubles as a Color Legend
Okay - I thought I was done with the Tableau user interface tips series, but I’ve got a bonus tip for you. As is often the case, new client...Read More
How to Make a Custom Map in Tableau
To me, one of the most undervalued features in Tableau is its ability to visualize maps. Simply double-clicking on a field that Tableau recognizes as...Read More
How to Make Performance Indicator Titles in Tableau
This is the fifth and final post in a series of “you are here” Tableau tutorials. These tips will help improve the user experience of your Tableau...Read More
How to Highlight a Dimension Member on a Minimalist Dot Plot in Tableau
This is the fourth in a series of five “you are here” Tableau tutorials. These tips will help improve the user experience of your Tableau...Read More
Practical Tableau: How to Make Funnel Charts
The Odds of Going Pro in Sports viz has generated more questions around how it was created than any other viz I have put together during my career with...Read More
3 Ways to Use Dual-Axis Combination Charts in Tableau
Dual-axis combination charts, or combo charts, are named that because they have two axes and they display a combination of different mark types. For...Read More
How to Make Trellis / Tile / Small Multiple Maps in Tableau
A chart type with many names… trellis maps, tile maps, or small multiple maps can help you compare measures across multiple maps in one concise view....Read More