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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By : Tristan Guillevin
Book Image

Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By: Tristan Guillevin

Overview of this book

Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence tools used worldwide, in organizations of every scale. In its latest release, Tableau 2018 promises richer and more useful features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x will get you up and running with these features. The book starts with all the new functionalities of the different Tableau 2018 versions, along with concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, don't worry! The rest of the book will guide you through each major aspect of Tableau with examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and share it online. In the final chapters, you'll also learn advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join, data blending, and more. By the end of the book, you will have a firm understanding of how to effectively use Tableau to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient business intelligence solutions.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Catching Up with Tableau 2018
Index

Device layout


On Tableau Desktop, you can create device layouts for your Dashboard. Then, depending on the device used to open the Workbook on Tableau Server, the right layout is automatically chosen. 

Note

Device Layouts also works when publishing a Dashboard on Tableau Public.

For example, here's a Dashboard displayed on a computer:

Here is the same Dashboard if you open it on a mobile:

As you can see, the ideas and insights are visible in both layouts, but are adapted for each device.  

Note

Are you interested in beer consumption or do you want to learn how to build this visualization? All my Tableau Public Workbooks are downloadable: https://public.tableau.com/profile/guillevin#!/.

The section is divided into two parts. First, we'll see how to create a Device layout, then how to preview the results on Tableau Desktop.

Creating a Device layout

To create a Device layout, first click on the Device Preview button on a Dashboard to open the Device layout toolbar:

On this toolbar, you need to do the...