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Tableau: Zero to Dashboard

A hands-on, step-by-step path in Tableau Public or Desktop, with numbered pictures in every lesson and the same practice file as the Power BI course.

6 modules · 21 lessons · ~2.5 hr

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Module 01

Getting started

Install Tableau, learn the workspace, connect the practice Excel file and build your first chart.

  1. Install Tableau Public or Desktop4 steps · 6 min
  2. Tour the interface4 steps · 7 min
  3. Connect to the Excel file4 steps · 8 min
  4. Build your first chart4 steps · 7 min
  5. Checkpoint: getting started3 questions · 3 min Checkpoint

Module 02

Preparing data

Learn the blue & green pills, tidy up the messy practice data, then relate and stack tables.

  1. Dimensions vs measures (blue & green pills)3 steps · 7 min
  2. Tidy up the data4 steps · 9 min
  3. Relationships & unions4 steps · 8 min
  4. Checkpoint: preparing data3 questions · 3 min Checkpoint

Module 03

Calculations

Calculated fields, quick table calculations and FIXED LODs: three ways to create new numbers in Tableau.

  1. Your first calculated field3 steps · 8 min
  2. Quick table calculations3 steps · 8 min
  3. Basic LOD expressions (FIXED)3 steps · 8 min

Module 04

Building visuals

Core charts, city maps, filters & parameters, and clean formatting. The steps are the same in Tableau Public and Desktop.

  1. Core visuals3 steps · 7 min
  2. City maps4 steps · 8 min
  3. Filters & parameters4 steps · 8 min
  4. Formatting & colour3 steps · 7 min

Module 05

Dashboards & Stories

Combine several sheets into an interactive dashboard, then present your findings as a Story.

  1. Build a dashboard4 steps · 8 min
  2. Dashboard actions3 steps · 7 min
  3. Stories3 steps · 6 min

Module 06

Publish & share

Save your work, publish it to Tableau Public or Tableau Cloud, then share it and keep the data current.

  1. Save & publish4 steps · 7 min
  2. Share & update data3 steps · 6 min