Wednesday 17 June 2015

How to learn Tableau Desktop

 Tableau is super easy to learn, but in the end, it doesn’t come for free.  You’ll have to put a

 little effort  in, but Tableau have also done a great job of making the trip up the learning curve
 an enjoyable and easy one.Here’s how to get from beginner to expert in a few days.

STEP 1:  Start by downloading the free trial, unless your boss has been kind enough to 
purchase the software for you.Download from HERE.

STEP 2:  Watch the product tour.  This gives a great overview of the product in under 
10 minutes and  should leave you wanting to know more!  You can find the product tour HERE.

STEP 3:  Start using one of the data sources provided within the Tableau installation files – 
Coffee Store, or Superstore sales to produce visualisations.  These data sources are relatively
 rich and contain  interesting data which allow you to evaluate the mapping features for example.

STEP 4:  Use the on-demand videos to continue your training – the top level index for these can 
be found  HERE.  

These appear to be long (3 hours +), but in reality they are broken up into a series of short clips 
which are very goal orientated.
Start with the introductory videos, and move into advanced  topics.Treat the Advanced  as
 reference manuals – you do not need to remember everything in these sections,
 just knowing that these sections exist is enough – come back to them when the need arises.

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