Tips & Tricks

Three strategies to handle Leap Year in Tableau Struggling to explain, control, or align data in Tableau because of Leap…

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

Unlock complete flexibility for Tableau crosstabs Learn how to take Tableau text tables beyond the defaults by (1) creating tables…

Improve your users’ experience by integrating measure names in calculations The introduction of parameter actions in Tableau 2019.2 has allowed…

Improve engagement and design with rounded bars or gauges Ryan shares a hack using calculated fields and a dual-axis combination…

Switch between different charts with the click of a button In this new and improved approach to sheet swapping, you’ll…

A Trick for Getting Around Tableau’s Default Highlight Formatting By default, Tableau highlights dashboard action selections by graying out non-selected…

Dynamically update display units from K, to M, to B By default, number formatting in Tableau is all or nothing…

Improve the design of slope graphs by connecting marks Slope graphs are an engaging and effective alternative for visualizing time.…

Make tooltips more engaging and branded with custom shapes Maximize dashboard real estate by adding any image you want to…

Hack Tableau to Display Additional Information when Hovering over Dimensions By default, Tableau only displays tooltips when hovering over measures.…

Create Perfect Marks and Borders by Leveraging a Dual Axis Mark effects like borders and halos (for maps) have limitations…