Recently there were a flood of Tableau tips on Twitter. As Twitter isn’t fantastic at archiving Tweets, here they are:
googlea A quick, clear & simple overview of custom number formats in #Tableau:
Tableau Quick Tip #2 Custom Number Formats – Clearly and Simply -clearlyandsimply.com
AlexKerin If you’ve zoomed into a map (or any other chart) and want to get back out, don’t use the unzoom, just click the reset map(axis) pin
mcristia Custom Color Patettes: bit.ly/f0WCZE bit.ly/fGAtlL #Tableau
AlexKerin didn’t know this for a while, paste (Ctrl v for you @mcristia) data in from web/excel/wherever as new data source
mcristia: Ctrl+W: Swap rows and columns #Tableau
mcristia: CTRL + E reveals a detailed Sheet Description panel in#Tableau desktop than can be exported to the Windows clipboard.
Information_Lab Notice a saved data source can contain all sorts of goodness. default aggregations, default sorts, aliases, calculated fields etc
Tableau: US Map with Alaska and Hawaii « Data Driven: Data … -datadrivenconsulting.com
acotgreave If yr wksheet is complex + slow 2 update, disable automatic updates on Worksheet and/or Quick Filters (via Data menu or F10)
tableau : Right-click and drag a field onto rows/ column shelves to choose the level of aggregation as part of the drag
mcristia: Ctrl+Atl+I or Ctrl+Atl+S Place the select field on the Shape Shelf in #Tableau Desktop.
TimCost blended data: changing alias for value in dimension will break the link to unchanged value in same dimension in blended source
mcristia CTRL + Right keyboard shortcut widens a column in Tableau desktop.
The most useful for me has been Control E – show the sheet detail – really good for checking table calc partitioning and the number of members in each dimensionImage may be NSFW.
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