Mastering Tableau 2019.1 - Second Edition

Exercise: creating a template

For this first PowerPoint-centric exercise, a template is created that will be utilized in future exercises. It will include common PowerPoint elements such as a header and a footer. The size of the template will be 1200 x 900, which adheres to the 4:3 aspect ratio typically used for PowerPoint presentations. Of course, other sizes may be targeted, but aspect ratio should always be kept in mind. Let us look at the following steps:

1. Navigate to https://public.tableau.com/profile/marleen.meier to locate and download the workbook associated with this chapter.
2. Create a new worksheet and select the Superstore dataset.
3. Create the header asset.
4. Name the worksheet Header.
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