Tableau Desktop Introduction Training

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• Understanding the Tableau Environment
  • Touring the Tableau Workspace
  • Understanding Shelves and Cards
  • Navigating Workbooks and Sheets
  • Understanding Field Types (Dimensions and Measures)
• Connecting to Data
  • Understanding Supported Connectors
  • Setting up Data Sources
  • Editing Data Sources
  • Refreshing Data Sources
  • Cleaning Data with Data Interpreter
• Organizing, Filtering, and Sorting
  • Creating Folders
  • Creating Groups
  • Creating Hierarchies
  • Creating Filters
  • Sorting Data

• Creating Basic Visualizations
  • Creating Text Tables
  • Using Totals and Aggregation
  • Handling NULL and Other Special Values
  • Creating Pie Charts
• Saving, Publishing, and Sharing
  • Saving Data Sources and Visualizations
  • Publishing Data Sources and Visualizations
  • Sharing Workbooks for Collaboration
• Adding Visual Details
  • Working with Marks
  • Annotating Views
  • Formatting Titles, Captions, Tooltips, and Legends
  • Formatting Fields and Field Labels
  • Formatting Numbers and Null Values
  • Resizing Tables and Cells
• Creating Crosstabs
  • Creating Highlight Tables
  • Creating Heat Maps

• Working with Date Fields
  • Understanding Discrete and Continuous Time
  • Using Custom Dates and Hierarchies
  • Working with Multiple Measures in Views
  • Creating Combined Axis Charts
• Mapping Data Geographically
  • Understanding Mapping Concepts
  • Working with Location Data
  • Creating a Simple Map
  • Creating Geographic Layers
  • Showing Quantitative Values
  • Customizing a Map
• Using Calculations
  • Creating a Calculated Field
  • Understanding Calculations
  • Formatting Calculations
  • Working with Functions
  • Working with Aggregations
  • Applying Quick Table Calculations
• Spotting Trends
  • Adding Trend Lines
  • Using Drop Lines
• Creating Dashboards
  • Building a Dashboard
  • Refining a Dashboard
  • Creating Dashboards for Different Devices
• Creating Stories
  • Creating a Story
  • Enhancing Stories with Tooltips

Before Taking this Class

Software/Setup For this Class

Tableau Desktop