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Level Up: Data Update Timestamp in Tableau
The Level Up series is designed to take Tableau beginners from out-of-the-box functionality to the next level of design and analytics, and features tip and tricks to make your dashboards more professional and polished. Click here to see all posts in the series. I’ve got a quick upgrade for you today! In this post, I’ll show you how to add a timestamp to your dashboards that shows the last…
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Level Up: Pop-Up Filter Boxes in Tableau
In this Level Up installment, we’re using pop-up filter boxes to declutter Tableau dashboards. The Level Up series is designed to take Tableau beginners from out-of-the-box functionality to the next level of design and analytics, and features tip and tricks to make your dashboards more professional and polished. Click here to see all posts in the series. I work with a lot of education data, which means that there…
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Level Up: Custom Labels in Tableau
In today’s Level Up post, we explore creating custom labels in Tableau to suit the values in a field, like making singular and plural variations. The Level Up series is designed to take Tableau beginners from out-of-the-box functionality to the next level of design and analytics, and features tip and tricks to make your dashboards more professional and polished. Click here to see all posts in the series. Adding…
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Using Icons to Change Parameters (With Parameter Actions)
Adding parameter actions to your dashboards opens up a whole new world of design possibilities! In this post, I’ll demonstrate a way to change parameters by clicking on an icon (instead of the default drop-down or toggle), making use of parameter actions.
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Dashboard Help Overlays with Figma
When you get to explain a dashboard live to users, it’s easy to go over all the features. But what happens when you’re not around? One way to help users navigate your dashboard is to add a help overlay that pops up when they click a “help” icon on the dashboard. In this post, I’ll go over a simple method to add this overlay using Figma.
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User-Friendly Spreadsheet Downloads in Tableau
(Generated Sample Data) Have you ever gotten to the end of presenting a gorgeous interactive dashboard only for an audience member to say, “Well, this looks great – but where do we download the spreadsheet with all this information?” (Just me?)