Chapter 98. 3 Innovative Ways to Integrate Other Products: Tip 1
The final frontier for innovating in Tableau is to integrate third-party products that complement the strengths of Tableau Desktop. Chapter 10 explains how Tableau has opened up the software so that third-party developers can extend the default dashboard functionality, but there are several opportunities to integrate other products without developing or using custom-built extensions.
These integrations allow us to take Tableau to another level, making your dashboards stand out from both a design and user experience perspective. The next three chapters will discuss ideas for using non-Tableau products for enhancing your Tableau dashboards. You will see how to use design elements made with Photoshop or PowerPoint, combine dashboard actions with Google searches, and create a dynamic commenting system using Google Forms.
How to Complement Dashboard Design with Third-Party Design Elements
Chapter 4 introduces the concept of using an icon as a Button object; for example:
Chapter 89 takes the concept a step further and integrates icons as mark types to create dynamic indicators:
Both tactics are accomplished with royalty-free images purchased from The Noun Project and iStock Photo, respectively. You can also use images ...
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