Tableau Desktop: Dashboard Design

Course Description

Go beyond this basics with this 1-day Dashboard Design course. Our instructor will take you through the end-to-end dashboarding process from conceptualizing the layout, to creating the visualizations and constructing the dashboard like a pro! You will learn many valuable tips and tricks for making your final dashboard look as polished and professional as possible. This is a great follow-up course to Tableau Desktop: Essentials.

The course content uses the Superstore dataset that is built into Tableau Desktop. Alternatively, we can deliver the training and exercises using your company’s own data.

Class Length and Structure

This class is one full day. Our instructor will deliver a combination of slide presentations, live demos in Tableau, and hands-on exercises. Currently all courses are virtual. Learn about our approach to virtual instruction.

Prerequisites and Requirements

Learners must have access to Tableau Desktop. A prerequisite for this course is Tableau Desktop: Essentials or equivalent experience. You should at least be able to connect to data, set default formatting for measures, convert data types, build a horizontal bar chart, build a symbol map, and create basic calculated fields.

Topics Covered

(Specific topics or areas of focus can be customized to your needs)

• Approaches to Dashboarding

• Data Considerations

• Design Layout

• Formatting Worksheets

• Dashboard Objects

• Layout Containers

• Dashboard Formatting

• Quick Filters and Action Filters

• Finishing Touches

• Dashboard Best Practices