Jumpstart Tableau: A Step-By-Step Guide to Better Data Visualization

© Arshad Khan 2016

Arshad Khan, Jumpstart Tableau, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1934-8_40

40. Working with Dashboard Content

Arshad Khan¹ 

(1)Fremont, California, USA

Objective: This exercise demonstrates how to modify the dashboard and views display through layout and formatting changes and by adding content

Formatting a Dashboard

Figure 40-1 shows a dashboard with two embedded visualizations :

Figure 40-1. Dashboard with two embedded visualizations

• Running Total Shipping Costs

• Average Cost for Same Day, Second Class, and Standard Class Shipping

To format the dashboard:

• Click Format on the menu bar as shown in Figure 40-1, which pops up the menu tree displayed ...