Showing posts with label Formatting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Formatting. Show all posts

LAYOUT CONTAINERS PART II

Since my first post on layout containers was so popular I decided it was necessary to do a follow up post.  Layout Containers Part II will include some additional tips and tricks about when to use layout containers and how.  Some topic will include floating layout containers, custom formatting using layout containers, and pop-up graphs using actions and layout containers.

ADDING COLORED FLAG ARROWS


Tableau can be used in many situations to measure key performance indicators (KPIs).  Most commonly KPIs are comparisons to another measure such as a target/goal or previous period that indicates whether a business is excelling or falling behind.  In this post I'm going to explain how you can add colored arrows to indicate positive, negative, or equal comparisons.

LAYOUT CONTAINERS IN TABLEAU

When I talk to most Tableau users about layout containers these are the questions I get.  What are layout containers?  Why do I need them? How do I use them? and Why are they so confusing?