Tableau Part 1 – Class Outline
Getting Started with Tableau
- Tour and Terminology
- Connecting to data
Creating Data Visualizations
- Text table, Highlight table, Area chart
- Line & Bar charts
- Sorting & Filtering data
- Formatting data
- Working with Date Fields
- Calculated Fields
More on Connecting to Data
- Data Interpreter
- Understanding Joins
Working with Maps
- Assigning a Geographic Role
- Maps with Grouping
Creating Dashboards
- Best Practices for Dashboard design
- Formatting Dashboards
- Floating vs. Tiled objects
- Making your Dashboard interactive
Share your insights with a Story
- Recap on building Visualizations
- Use those Visualizations in a Dashboard
- Create Story Points from your Dashboard
- Explore Layout Options and present your Story
Sharing
- Tableau Server, Tableau Online, Tableau Public
- Tableau Reader, Print to PDF
