Description
This two-day course will provide you with the skills that will help you be a Tableau power user. It is designed for individuals with experience with the fundamental concepts of Tableau who want to take their skills to the next level.
Prerequisites
The Tableau Introduction class or equivalent experience with worksheets and dashboards.
What’s included?
- Authorized Courseware
- Intensive Hands on Skills Development with an Experienced Subject Matter Expert
- Hands-on practice on real Servers and extended lab support 1.800.482.3172
- Examination Vouchers & Onsite Certification Testing- (excluding Adobe and PMP Boot Camps)
- Academy Code of Honor: Test Pass Guarantee
- Optional: Package for Hotel Accommodations, Lunch and Transportation
With several convenient training delivery methods offered, The Academy makes getting the training you need easy. Whether you prefer to learn in a classroom or an online live learning virtual environment, training videos hosted online, and private group classes hosted at your site. We offer expert instruction to individuals, government agencies, non-profits, and corporations. Our live classes, on-sites, and online training videos all feature certified instructors who teach a detailed curriculum and share their expertise and insights with trainees. No matter how you prefer to receive the training, you can count on The Academy for an engaging and effective learning experience.
Methods
- Instructor Led (the best training format we offer)
- Live Online Classroom – Online Instructor Led
- Self-Paced Video
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10/27/2025 | 10/28/2025 | ||||
11/17/2025 | 11/18/2025 | ||||
12/8/2025 | 12/9/2025 | ||||
12/29/2025 | 12/30/2025 | ||||
1/19/2026 | 1/20/2026 |
Curriculum
1: CONNECTING TO DATA SOURCES
Connecting to the text, Excel, Access, and SQL files
Pasting from a clipboard
Connecting to other databases
Connecting to Windows Azure Marketplace
Understanding dimensions and measures
Changing data types
Applying filters
Merging multiple data sources
2: CREATING UNIVARIATE CHARTS
Creating tables
Creating bar graphs
Creating pie charts
Sorting the graphs
Creating histograms
Creating line charts
Using the Show Me toolbar
Creating stacked bar graphs
Creating box plots
Showing aggregate measures
Showing the top 10 items
3: CREATING BIVARIATE CHARTS
Creating tables
Creating scatter plots
Swapping rows and columns
Adding trend lines
Selecting color palettes
Using dates
4: CREATING MULTIVARIATE CHARTS
Creating facets
Creating area charts
Creating bullet graphs
Creating dual axes charts
Creating Gantt charts
Creating heat maps
5: CREATING MAPS
Setting geographic roles
Placing marks on a map
Overlaying demographic data
Creating choropleth maps
Using polygon shapes
Customizing maps
6: CALCULATING USER-DEFINED FIELDS
Using predefined functions
Calculating percentages
Applying the If-Then logic
Applying logical functions
Showing totals
Showing the percentage of totals
Discretizing data
Manipulating text
Aggregating data
7: CUSTOMIZING AND SAVING
Adding title and caption
Modifying font sizes and colors
Applying various marks
Adding colors, labels
Changing marks sizes
Adding reference lines
Printing to PDF
Saving packaged workbooks
Creating a workbook data extract
8: EXPORTING AND SHARING
Saving a workbook on a Tableau server
Saving a workbook on the Web
Exporting images
Exporting data
9: EXPLORING ADVANCED FEATURES
Viewing data
Changing the marked size
Using the presentation mode
Adding annotations
Excluding data on the fly
Customizing mark shapes
Adding drop-down selectors
Adding search box selectors
Adding slider selectors
Creating dashboards
Creating animated visualizations
Creating parameters
10: A SHORT DASH TO DASHBOARDING!
Preparing for your first dashboard
Showing the power of data visualization
Connecting to data sources
Introducing the Tableau interface
Interacting with your first data visualization
Sharing your visualization with the world
11: SUMMARIZING YOUR DATA FOR DASHBOARDS
Arithmetic – the queen of mathematics!
Dashboards and dates
Grouping your data with calculations
Correlation with calculations
Using cross-tabs flexibly
Simplifying your business rules with custom calculations
12: INTERACTING WITH DATA FOR DASHBOARDS
Fun with filters – grouping your data with clarity
Hierarchies for revealing the dashboard message
Classifying your data for dashboards
Actions and interactions
Drilling into the details
Working with input controls
13: USING DASHBOARDS TO GET RESULTS
Enriching data with mashups
Page trails
Guided analytics with Tableau
Sharing your results in a meeting
Notes and annotations
Using external data to enrich your dashboard
Using external data to enrich your dashboard
14: PUTTING THE DASH INTO DASHBOARDS
Choosing your visualization
Using parameters in dashboards
Using custom geocoding in Tableau
Profiting from Big Data to rev your visualization
Filtering your data for focus
Creating choices in dashboards using conditional logic
15: MAKING DASHBOARDS RELEVANT
Adding an infographic to your Tableau dashboard
String manipulation in dashboards
Correcting data exports from Tableau to Excel
Blending data
Optimizing tips for efficient, fast visualization
16: VISUAL BEST PRACTICES
Coloring your numbers
Dueling with dual axes
Where is the three-dimensional data?
Eating humble pie – Pie charts or not?
Sizing to make a data story
17: TELL THE WORLD! SHARE YOUR DASHBOARDS
Packaging workbooks with data
Publishing dashboards to Tableau Server
Publishing dashboards to Tableau Public
Mobilizing your dashboards
Mixing Tableau with Power BI