Top 10 Tableau Formatting Tricks

By: Eric Parker

Eric Parker lives in Seattle and has been teaching Tableau and Alteryx since 2014. He's helped thousands of students solve their most pressing problems. If you have a question, feel free to reach out to him directly via email. You can also sign up for a Tableau Office Hour to work with him directly!

Tableau formatting is a world of its own. While there are loads of options, there are also some under the radar tricks which can help you build workbooks faster and cut down on repeat work.

Check out the video below to learn about 10 of our favorite formatting tricks here at OneNumber!

In no strategic order, the tricks we cover in this video are:

• Format Measure Colors

• Set Number Format for Multiple Fields at Once

• Duplicate Sheets to Retain Formatting

• Copy/Paste Formatting

• Set Default Sort Order for Dimensions

• Dashboard-Wide Formatting

• Bar Chart to Use Dimension Colors on Highlight Table

• Selecting and Formatting Layout Containers

• Match Label to Mark Color

• Colors, Opacity and Borders

Want to download a copy of the example workbook for yourself? You can access it on Tableau Public here!

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