Tableau Tips Tweet Series

#tableautips design tips for dashboard/viz designers – How can we use "Blank" object in @tableau / @tableaupublic to create awesome designs ? #datafam pic.twitter.com/7rdwn3xPVt

— Rajavel (@RcVels) July 29, 2020

#TableauTips USA Map – How easily you can overcome Alaska/Hawaii resized or adjusted to the need ?

URL : https://t.co/j8EyiqK1Yz

You can then blend with your geo data and easily get USA Map

Thanks to @AdiBop_ for this tip during my #IronViz – Love this – so easy #datafam pic.twitter.com/XKNbIwsZ8W

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 24, 2020

#tableautips How can we setup Info button easily on Tableau ? check it out.. Hope it helps!!#datafam @tableau @tableaupublic pic.twitter.com/aG3bI5ik4J

— Rajavel (@RcVels) July 30, 2020

#TableauTips Export option within dashboard is easy setup – love this feature..

> PDF
> Image
> Powerpoint

Easily configurable and export it post the setup.. #datafam @tableau @tableaupublic pic.twitter.com/7RVbGTJuYB

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 1, 2020

#TableauTips Hiding "Keep Only" & "Exclude" Buttons from Tooltips #datafam @tableau @tableaupublic pic.twitter.com/DNzYe2i2pp

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 3, 2020

#TableauTips Easy magical tips using keyboard shortcuts to increase/decrease your cell sizes in @tableau / @tableaupublic

Cell Size : Ctrl +B, Ctrl + Shift +B,
Row Size : Ctrl +(Left/Right)Arrow Keys
Column Size : Ctrl +(Up/Down)Arrow Keys

Mac : Cmd key instead of Ctrl key pic.twitter.com/ynxzk2hG2r

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 4, 2020

#TableauTips Custom Color Palette in @tableau / @tableaupublic

1) Modify Preferences.tps file under "My Tableau Repository"
2) Include Color Palette as tags
3) Restart Tableau
4) You'll be able to use them now easily for your dashboards/Viz to keep consistency#datafam pic.twitter.com/Iwnk5GDMfy

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 5, 2020

#TableauTips Ring Pie/Donut – How easily can you set it up in @tableaupublic / @tableau ? check this out..

> Create Pie
> Create Min(1) & duplicate it for dual axis
> Remove dimensions & measures from Min(1) – duplicate
> Enable Dual Axis
> Set Size#datafam pic.twitter.com/tOCLfCX65I

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 8, 2020

#TableauTips You may create a context filter to:

Improve performance –If you set a lot of filters or have a large data source, the queries can be slow. You can set one or more context filters to improve performance

How to setup – It is easy by right click action in filter (1/2) pic.twitter.com/dhoz0ovPlU

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 6, 2020

#TableauTips How to use "Device Preview" using @tableaupublic / @tableau desktop itself to view/test your dashboards ? Easy to verify/test (if designed to specific layouts) #datafam pic.twitter.com/eI2PkCCcUZ

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 7, 2020

#TableauTips "Match Mark Color" – Have you ever used it for labels ?

> Hit "Label"
> Enable "Show Mark Labels"
> Under "Font" – Select "Match Mark Color"

By this way, you can match to viz color easily#datafam pic.twitter.com/JuQI8yJl23

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 10, 2020

#TableauTips Tip of the day :

Do you love keyboard shortcuts ? I love them 🙂

1) CTRL + M = New Worksheet
2) CTRL + SHIFT + A = Actions Setup

Replace with CMD for Mac

Hope it helps!! #datafam @tableau @tableaupublic pic.twitter.com/nMHTp1aJ4Y

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 11, 2020

#TableauTips How easy it is to use Custom MapBox styles within @tableau / @tableaupublic

Do you love this geo maps ? BluePrint & Decimal looks very cool 🙂 I do

1) Download URL from mapbox gallery
2) Configure in Tableau
3) You will get the map

Hope it helps! #datafam pic.twitter.com/4P3xkGnTXA

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 12, 2020

#TableauTips Describe objects in Tableau – will help you to see the logic's/definitions used for each dimensions, measures, parameters or calculated fields or any objects within Tableau … #datafam @tableau @tableaupublic pic.twitter.com/TtTzjZ9iPG

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 14, 2020

#tableautips learnt through #Makeovermonday & feedback from @unbosoms – Hide Map Options – Check out how easy it is to disable them.

Note: Though you disable on Worksheets, you will need to verify on Dashboards -> Map options too

Viz URL : https://t.co/pO0w59DtgB #datafam pic.twitter.com/3traLEVtPY

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 17, 2020

#TableauTips How can you rename "Grand Total" ? check it out – it is easy to rename by going to "Format" on top of "Grand Total" text.. Hope it helps!@tableaupublic @tableau #datafam pic.twitter.com/YQ87GyV8Py

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 18, 2020

#TableauTips How can you easily copy and paste formatting for your viz/worksheet ? It can save lot of time (as formatting is painful always) Hope it helps! @tableaupublic @tableau #datafam pic.twitter.com/Gsfl6rcmHL

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 19, 2020

#TableauTips Check out another option of performing COPY/PASTE formatting option in @tableaupublic / @tableau – Thanks @SinghVizALot for sharing this tip yesterday in my post!

Right Click Worksheet -> Copy Formatting
Right click to apply back on needed worksheet#datafam pic.twitter.com/MY1aTf58LG

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 20, 2020

#TableauTips Caption functionality that @tableaupublic / @tableau provides is cool to see viz explanation – it explains for business user to understand the purpose..

Hope it helps! #datafam pic.twitter.com/zqsJiVj8NV

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 21, 2020

#TableauTips Marks Card — Hey #datafam sharing the format options that are available in the Marks Shelf during the analysis within @tableau / @tableaupublic as today's tip for any new comers pic.twitter.com/qTQEo6Pmfs

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 26, 2020

#TableauTips Today I thought of sharing how to get beautiful title or textual content within @tableau / @tableaupublic with the help of @figmadesign Tableau+Figma=<3

Check it out how easy it is to design and reuse for viz!

Viz : https://t.co/lul2TMshaF (title)#datafam pic.twitter.com/oEkCx6oj5Z

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 27, 2020

#TableauTips Today thought of sharing the different Sort options available within Viz, menu bar, rows/column shelves and drag/drop options within viz in @tableaupublic / @tableau

Hope it helps! pic.twitter.com/yPHDVFCSwm

— Rajavel (@RcVels) August 31, 2020

#TableauTips Map Styles in @tableaupublic / @tableau + How to make it transparent ? Easy to configure & thought of sharing this tips for others .. #datafam pic.twitter.com/givYJycAmj

— Rajavel (@RcVels) September 1, 2020

#TableauTips When you are working on dashboards with multiple sheets – ever wonder how to swap sheets with new one on top of old one – check it out the simple click of an action to perform it on @tableaupublic / @tableau #datafam pic.twitter.com/u6m7DegQ2m

— Rajavel (@RcVels) September 4, 2020

#TableauTips How to embed "Worksheet/Sheet" into the tooltip ? Easy to setup on @tableau / @tableaupublic #datafam

Viz URL : https://t.co/oqiCbM0nSt pic.twitter.com/pB8eTaq1Ag

— Rajavel (@RcVels) September 8, 2020