Fundamentals

Improve on the ‘gateway’ chart to data visualization Highlight tables help smooth the Excel transition by introducing the preattentive attribute…

Find and communicate actionable insights See for yourself how preattentive attributes like color help you instantly answer business questions. Ryan…

One of my favorite shortcuts for getting hints on how to move forward in Tableau Right-clicking in Tableau often provides…

Learn to control the granularity of an analysis Every visualization in Tableau has a “level of detail”. Understanding this aspect…

Tableau’s Creator, Explorer, and Viewer License Options Which Tableau product is best for you? It’s important to remember that Tableau…

Understand the foundation for slicing and dicing fields One of the critical ways Tableau classifies fields is as dimensions and…

Will you choose the green pill or the blue pill? Another critical field classification is discrete vs. continuous. Ryan explains…

Connect with your audience to improve the chance of action It doesn’t matter how good your data visualization is, how…

Provide Context so Your Users Can Find Insights and Take Action Ryan shares his very first Tableau Public visualization and…

Improve your authoring experience with these organization tips The larger a dataset becomes, the more challenging it can be to…

Dashboard dimensions, floating vs. tiled objects, fixed vs. automatic sizing, and more Ryan walks you through the Dashboard pane in…

The best chart for visualizing data over time Big insights come from seeing how your data is trending over time.…