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Level up with Tableau to build eye-catching, easy-to-interpret data visualizations. In this follow-up guide to Practical Tableau, author Ryan Sleeper takes you through a collection of unique tips and tutorials for using this popular software. Beginning to advanced Tableau users will learn how to go beyond Show Me to make better charts and learn dozens of tricks to improve both the author and user experience.

Featuring many approaches he developed himself, Ryan shows you how to create charts that empower Tableau users to explore, understand, and derive value from their data. He also shares many of his favorite tricks that enabled him to become a Tableau Zen Master, Tableau Public Visualization of the Year author, and Tableau Global Iron Viz Champion.

Learn what's new in Tableau since Practical Tableau was released
Examine unique new charts-timelines, custom gauges, and leapfrog charts-plus innovations to traditional charts such as highlight tables, scatter plots, and maps
Get tips that can help make a Tableau developer's life easier
Understand what developers can do to make users' lives easier



Table of Contents

Preface
This Book's Purpose
This Book's Audience
This Book's Structure
Conventions Used in This Book
O'Reilly Online Learning
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
I. Introduction/What's New
1. How to Learn Tableau
Read
Introducing Playfair Data TV
Jump into the Community
Attend a Live Training
Practice with Tableau Public
2. Parameter Actions
How to Use Tableau Parameter Actions
3. Set Actions
How to Use Tableau Set Actions
4. Button Dashboard Object
How to Use the Button Dashboard Object in Tableau
5. Transparent Sheets
How to Make Worksheet Backgrounds Transparent
How to Make Map Backgrounds Transparent
6. Show/Hide Button on Layout Containers
How to Toggle Layout Containers On and Off
7. New Mapping Capabilities
8. Explain Data
9. Viz in Tooltip
How to Add a Visualization to a Tooltip
10. Tableau Extensions
II. More Chart Types
11. Chart Types Introduction: Going Beyond Show Me
Going Beyond Show Me with the Authoring Interface Canvas and Chart Type Categories
12. The Data-Ink Ratio and How to Apply It in Tableau
Ideas for Improving the Data-Ink Ratio of Tableau Visualizations
Step 1: Erase Non-Data Ink
Step 2: Erase Redundant Data Ink
Step 3: Revise and Edit
13. 3 Ways to Make Charming Crosstabs: Tip 1
How to Make Flexible Text Tables with Limitless Columns
14. 3 Ways to Make Charming Crosstabs: Tip 2
How to Make Custom Tableau Table Headers
15. 3 Ways to Make Charming Crosstabs: Tip 3
How to Align Text with Precision
16. 3 Ways to Make Handsome Highlight Tables: Tip 1
How to Make a Highlight Table in Tableau
How to Format Marks for a Highlight Table
17. 3 Ways to Make Handsome Highlight Tables: Tip 2
Use Colors in Moderation
18. 3 Ways to Make Handsome Highlight Tables: Tip 3
Color Cells Based on a Discrete Segmentation
19. 3 Ways to Use Dual-Axis Combination Charts: Tip 1
Two Ways to Make Dual-Axis Combo Charts
20. 3 Ways to Use Dual-Axis Combination Charts: Tip 2
Use a Dual-Axis Combination Chart to Make Your User Part of the Story
21. 3 Ways to Use Dual-Axis Combination Charts: Tip 3
Improving the Design of a Line Graph
22. 3 Ways to Make Stunning Scatter Plots: Tip 1
How to Make a Scatter Plot in Tableau
A Formatting Trick for Better Mark Borders
23. 3 Ways to Make Stunning Scatter Plots: Tip 2
How to Automate Scatter Plot Segmentation
24. 3 Ways to Make Stunning Scatter Plots: Tip 3
How to Make Connected Scatter Plots
25. 3 Ways to Make Splendid Slope Graphs: Tip 1
How to Make Slope Graphs in Tableau
How to Make Slope Graphs Dynamic Based on a Date Range Filter
26. 3 Ways to Make Splendid Slope Graphs: Tip 2
How to Add a Slope Graph/Line Graph Toggle
27. 3 Ways to Make Splendid Slope Graphs: Tip 3
How to Add Vertical Lines to Connect Slope Graphs
28. 3 Ways to Make Magnificent Maps: Tip 1
How to Make Hub-and-Spoke Maps in Tableau
29. 3 Ways to Make Magnificent Maps: Tip 2
How to Make Maps with Custom Territories
30. 3 Ways to Make Magnificent Maps: Tip 3
Combine Generated and Custom Lat-Long Coordinates
31. How to Make a Custom Geographic Map
How to Map a Background Image to Create a Custom Geographic Map in Tableau
32. How to Make Trellis/Tile/Small Multiple Maps
How to Make Trellis Maps with Automated Grids
How to Make Trellis Maps with Manual Grids
33. How to Make a Timeline
How to Create a Timeline of Key Events in Tableau
How to Display a Reference Line for the Current Date
34. How to Make a Diverging Bar Chart
How to Make Positive Values Diverge Left
Making a Diverging Bar Chart on a Single Sheet
35. How to Make Marginal Histograms
How to Add Histograms to the Margins of Scatter Plots
How to Make Marginal Bar Charts in Tableau
36. How to Make Unit Histograms/Wilkinson Dot Plots
How to Stack Marks to Create Unit Histograms in Tableau
37. How to Make a Dual-Axis Waterfall Chart
How to Use Running Total to Create a Waterfall Chart in Tableau
38. How to Make Performance Indicator Titles
How to Directly Communicate Performance in Chart Titles
39. How to Create Performance Indicator Titles with Comparison Score
How to Create a Current Versus Comparison Index Callout in Tableau
An Alternative Current Versus Comparison Index Callout in Tableau
40. How to Highlight a Dimension Member on a Minimalist Dot Plot
How to Make a Minimalist Dot Plot in Tableau
How to Highlight a Dimension Member Throughout Dot Plots
41. 3 Ways to Make Gorgeous Gauges: Tip 1
How to Make Rounded Gauges
42. 3 Ways to Make Gorgeous Gauges: Tip 2
How to Make Gauges with a Custom Background Image
43. 3 Ways to Make Gorgeous Gauges: Tip 3
How to Make a Stock Ticker Gauge
44. How to Make Ranged Dot Plots in Tableau
How to Make a Dot Plot with a Performance Range for Each Dimension Member
45. Introducing Leapfrog Charts in Tableau
How to Combine Dot Plots, Gantt Marks, and Table Calculations to Create Leapfrog Charts
46. How to Let Users Choose Between Chart Types
How to Change Charts Using a Parameter Control
How to Change Chart Selections with Layout Containers
III. Author Experience
47. 3 Innov