Exercise: using Tableau dashboards to create a PowerPoint-like presentation

As discussed previously, story points are Tableau's answer to PowerPoint. However, there is one aspect to story points that Tableau authors sometimes consider a negative; that is, the ever-present Navigator bar.

Aspects of the Navigator bar can be formatted such as font, shading, alignment, and sizing; however, it cannot be hidden or deleted. One workaround is to create linked dashboards as shown in the following exercise. Be sure to read Chapter 11, Visualization Best Practices and Dashboard Design, to learn other valuable dashboarding tips and tricks.

Note that ...

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