The Tableau/Data Viz community is simply amazing!! The quantity and quality of tips, tutorials, how to’s, etc. available at the click of a button is not only incredible for somebody working to improve their skills, but also can be a tad overwhelming when it comes to referencing them when the opportunity arises to put one into practice. I often find myself scrolling through Twitter or searching a blog, thinking, “I swear this is where I saw that!!” In the end, I usually end up finding what I was looking for, but a more organized approach to searching for these tips would be invaluable not only for myself, but also for others like me, who are honing their skills and frequently looking to practice new tips they’ve seen.
So, the purpose of this series of blog posts is to compile a list of Tableau tips I’ve come across and to give them a home, which will allow for quick reference in the future. The initial plan is to break the series up by chart type, beginning with the most basic types. A few important notes to consider;
- Charlie Hutcheson has a fantastic blog, LearningTableauBlog, where, in many of his posts, he includes links to valuable videos and blog posts;
- By no means is this series meant to be a copycat on any of Charlie’s fine work.
- Instead, the intent is to help myself stay more organized by collecting my favorite tips and storing them in one, easy to reach, place.
- However, it would be incredibly selfish to not share this with the rest of the community as well, particularly, those in similar shoes as my own.
- By no means is this series meant to be a copycat on any of Charlie’s fine work.
- Lastly, in case you missed them, I would also like to point you to two other blog posts recently shared by Rebecca Roland and Mark Edwards. Rebecca’s Tableau Assistant Directory provides a list of tools and websites, while Mark’s DataViz Podcast Directory provides a list of various DataViz podcasts, all in one place. Both are fabulous resources, so be sure to check them out!!
This post on Line Charts will include some of the top Tableau tips I’ve seen from Andy Kriebel, Rody Zakovich and Ryan Sleeper. However, there are likely many other wonderful tips out there for Line Charts that I haven’t happened to come across yet. If that’s the case and you would like one added, feel free to add a comment here including the author of the tip and a link to the tip or Tweet me at @JtothaVizzo.
Andy Kriebel
- How to Create a Reference Line for Today
- Create a Moving Reference Line in Tableau
- Create Great Looking Confidence Bands
- Aligning Time Dimensions
- How to Make Line Charts that Pop
- How to Create Small Multiple Line Charts
- How to Label the Top N Points of a Line Chart
- How to Allow a User to Zoom in on an Axis
- Using LOD Expressions to Color Lines by the Most Recent Value
- Two Methods for Creating Dashed Lines
- Using Actions to Highlight on Hover
- How to Create a Trend Line for a Single Dimension Member
Rody Zakovich
- Create a Step Chart in Tableau without Data Modeling
- How to Dynamically Shade Areas of Outliers
- How to Shade Between 2 Lines in Tableau
Jeff's DataViz Journey 