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Ryan Sleeper

Founder & Principal

Kansas City & Orlando

About Ryan

Ryan is Founder and Principal of Playfair Data. He is the author of three Tableau books, a three-time Tableau Visionary, the 2013 Tableau Global Iron Viz Champion, and author of the 2015 Tableau Public Visualization of the Year. Ryan holds MBA and Master of Sport Business Management degrees from the University of Central Florida.

Tutorials by Ryan

How to Zoom Into Different Geographies on a Tableau Map

23:29

Ryan Sleeper

Drill from State to City (and Back!) on One View Learn how to use sheet swapping in Tableau to seamlessly…

How to Make a Custom Color Picker in Tableau

21:07

Ryan Sleeper

Dynamically Change Background and Marks with a Single Click Color is an essential asset to branding, engagement, and storytelling. In…

How to Make Spark Bars with MIN MAX Indicators in Tableau

14:46

Ryan Sleeper

Rounded Trend Bars, Custom Color Indicators, and a Labels Trick You’ll learn how to use the generated Measure Values field…

3 Ways to Make Terrific Toggles in Tableau

52:28

Ryan Sleeper

Toggle On the Fun with 3 Techniques and 3 Practical Applications In this exclusive Playfair+ webinar, Ryan shares techniques for…

How to Make a Zoomable Scatter Plot in Tableau

13:11

Ryan Sleeper

Drill In and Out of Segments with a Single Click We’ve shown you before how scatter plots create a natural…

How to Make a Global Reset Button in Tableau

20:03

Ryan Sleeper

Reset Your Filters With One Click of a Button Ryan demonstrates how to use parameters as filters and how to…

Tableau Box Plots, Disaggregating Measures, and Explain Data

14:10

Ryan Sleeper

Visualize and Analyze the Distribution of Your Data Ryan Sleeper explains aggregation and disaggregation which are critical analytics concepts for…

How to Make Custom Menus in Tableau

25:30

Ryan Sleeper

Take Drop-Down Menus Beyond Basic Formatting and User Experience Move beyond Tableau’s default formatting and UX options by learning how…

How to Make Pareto Charts in Tableau

22:08

Ryan Sleeper

Visualize the 80-20 Rule by Making a Pareto Chart in Tableau Ryan demonstrates how to visualize the 80-20 rule by…

How to Improve the UX of Stacked Bar Charts in Tableau

13:44

Ryan Sleeper

Create Stacked Bar Charts Formatted For a Positive User Experience Ryan demonstrates how to make stacked bar charts in Tableau,…

3 Ways to Make Beautiful Bar Charts in Tableau

11:32

Ryan Sleeper

Adding love for bar charts by showing you how to make them more engaging in Tableau This video shows how…