Tableau Desktop: Essentials

Course Description

In this foundational Tableau Desktop course you will learn all the basics needed to get started designing visualizations and dashboards. It’s a great kick-start for absolute beginners, but also valuable for those with some experience looking to get a better handle on tough concepts such as Continuous vs Discrete data, LOD expressions and knowing when to use the right chart type. The course culminates with participants creating a simple dashboard.

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 course is 2 days in length. Our instructors will deliver a combination of slide presentations, live demos in Tableau, and hands-on exercises. Learn about our approach to virtual instruction.

Prerequisites and Requirements

Learners must have access to Tableau Desktop. No previous experience is required.

Topics Covered

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

Day 1: Beginner

• Connecting to Data

• Data Types

• Organizing and Configuring Your Data

• Tableau Worksheet Interface

• Dimensions & Measures

• Continuous vs Discrete

• Relationships between Numerical Values

• Sorting Data

• Building Charts:

  • Pie Chart, Line Chart, Bar Chart, Stacked Bar Chart, Dual Axis Chart, Table, Scatter Plot, Treemap, Bubble Chart, Map

• Editing & Customizing Data