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Learning Tableau 2019 - Third Edition
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Learning Tableau 2019 - Third Edition

by Joshua N. Milligan
March 2019
Beginner
504 pages
11h 17m
English
Packt Publishing
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Symbol maps

With symbol maps, marks on the map are not drawn as filled regions; rather, marks are shapes or symbols placed at specific geographic locations. The size, color, and shape may also be used to encode additional dimensions and measures.

Continue your analysis of Superstore sales by following these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Sales by Postal Code sheet.
  2. Double-click Postal Code under Dimensions. Tableau automatically adds Postal Code to the Detail of the Marks card and Longitude (generated) and Latitude (generated) to Columns and Rows. The mark type is set to a circle by default, and a single circle is drawn for each postal code at the correct latitude and longitude.
  3. Drag Sales from Measures to the Size shelf on the Marks card. This ...
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