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Mastering Tableau 2021 - Third Edition

By : Marleen Meier, David Baldwin
Book Image

Mastering Tableau 2021 - Third Edition

By: Marleen Meier, David Baldwin

Overview of this book

Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence (BI) tools that can help you solve data analysis challenges. With this book, you will master Tableau's features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain. Updated with fresh topics including Quick Level of Detail expressions, the newest Tableau Server features, Einstein Discovery, and more, this book covers essential Tableau concepts and advanced functionalities. Leveraging Tableau Hyper files and using Prep Builder, you’ll be able to perform data preparation and handling easily. You’ll gear up to perform complex joins, spatial joins, unions, and data blending tasks using practical examples. Next, you’ll learn how to execute data densification and further explore expert-level examples to help you with calculations, mapping, and visual design using Tableau extensions. You’ll also learn about improving dashboard performance, connecting to Tableau Server and understanding data visualization with examples. Finally, you'll cover advanced use cases such as self-service analysis, time series analysis, and geo-spatial analysis, and connect Tableau to Python and R to implement programming functionalities within it. By the end of this Tableau book, you’ll have mastered the advanced offerings of Tableau 2021 and be able to tackle common and advanced challenges in the BI domain.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Index

Getting the best images out of Tableau

In this section, we will review options for exporting an image from Tableau into other applications and discuss the pros and cons of each method. We'll begin by surveying various screenshot applications and then we will consider methods that are available directly in Tableau.

Perhaps the easiest way to capture an image in Tableau is to use a screen capture tool. The following are some screen capture tools that won't impact your pocketbook:

  • Snipping Tool is installed by default with Windows and, although a very simple tool with few bells and whistles, is easy to use and effective.
  • Greenshot is an open-source screen capture tool with many features similar to SnagIt. Visit http://getgreenshot.org/ to download the application and learn more.
  • Microsoft Office OneNote includes a screen capture feature. If you have OneNote installed with Windows 7 or earlier, simply press Windows + S to activate the screen capture...