Chapter 5
Touring Tableau Desktop
IN THIS CHAPTER
Exploring the menus and toolbars throughout Tableau Desktop
Differentiating the workspace from the worksheet
Understanding the differences among the worksheet, dashboard, and story
Of all the applications in the Tableau product suite, Tableau Desktop is by far the one you’ll use most as a data analyst. Tableau Desktop was the first application developed back when its founding company started in the late 1990s. It remained the industry leader because of its rich feature set. To create reports, dashboards, KPIs, and stories, you must use Tableau Desktop.
This chapter walks you through the key features of Tableau Desktop so that you can transform data into visualization masterpieces, allowing you to tell a story with your data.
Getting Hands-On in the Tableau Desktop Workspace
Tableau Desktop touts itself as an all-inclusive data analytics and business intelligence solution. All-inclusive is the key phrase because all activity is completed in the Tableau workspace, which consists of menus, toolbars, data panes, cards, shelves, and sheets. A sheet can represent one or more worksheets, dashboards, and stories.
In Figure 5-1, notice ...
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